Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
The name "mastodon" was adopted in different contexts within the United States. For instance, 4-8-0 locomotives of the late 19th century were originally named "Mastodons" before the name was eventually replaced with "12-wheeler." The name was a reference to the American mastodon. The 4-10-0 locomotive later became known also as "Mastodon."
Originally the African elephants, as well as the American mastodon (described in 1792) were also placed in Elephas. Cuvier coined the synonym Elephas mammonteus for the woolly mammoth a few months later, but E. primigenius became the widely used name for the species, including by Cuvier. [ 13 ]
Pages in category "Prehistoric elephants" The following 24 pages are in this category, out of 24 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. A. Aphanobelodon; C.
List of extinct animals of Romania; List of fossil species in the La Brea Tar Pits, California, United States; List of fossil species in the London Clay, England; List of White Sea biota species by phylum, Russia; Paleobiota of the Hell Creek Formation, northern United States; Paleobiota of the Morrison Formation, western United States
Echo, matriarch who was called the "most studied elephant in the world, the subject of several books and documentaries, including two NATURE films". [2] Isilo of Tembe Elephant Park was one of South Africa’s largest African elephants. Kongad Kuttisankaran, one of the few native elephants born in Kerala to have a height of more than 309 cm.
This name is Latin for "the first-born elephant". Cuvier coined the name Elephas mammonteus a few months later, but the former name was subsequently used. [ 8 ] In 1828, the British naturalist Joshua Brookes used the name Mammuthus borealis for woolly mammoth fossils in his collection that he put up for sale, thereby coining a new genus name.
There are a few exceptions: Among ancient baby boy names, Sebastian is ranked number 13 on the list of most popular baby boy names. Alexander (number 22), Jason (147), Felix (192), Julius (400 ...
Gajasura, an elephant demon from Hindu mythology; Gajendra, from the Sanskrit text Gajendra Moksha; Girimekhala, the elephant that carries Mara in Theravada Buddhism; Kasogonagá, a Toba deity described as either an elephant or an anteater. Supratika, a name for several elephants in Hindu mythology; Behemoth, a demon depicted as a round-bellied ...