Sujet
Deinotherium gigantean Kaup 1829
Légende
Deinotherium gigantean Kaup 1829. Head and teeth of Deinotherium giganteum Deinotherium giganteum is the type species. It is primarily a late Miocene species / most common in Europe and is the only species known from the circum-Mediterranean. Its last reported occurrence is from the middle Pliocene of Romania (2 to 4 million BP). Deinotherium ("terrible beast") / also called the Hoe tusker / [1] was a gigantic prehistoric relative of modern-day elephants that appeared in the Middle Miocene and continued until the Early Pleistocene. During that time it changed very little.
Crédit
Photo12/Ann Ronan Picture Library
Notre référence
ARP11A03_353
Licence
Droits gérés
Format disponible
51,5Mo (895,7Ko) / 33,0cm x 39,1cm / 3900 x 4616 (300dpi)