Elephas and Stegodon (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Elephas and Stegodon

Caption

Interpretive illustration of proboscidean feeding ecology in the Late Pleistocene of southern China. Elephas (left) incoporates more graze in its diet; whereas Stegodon (right) is an obligate browser of fresh shoots and leaves.

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drawing by Nicola Heath

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