Anancus arvernensis, illustration. This extinct prehistoric mammal dates from the Plio-Pleistocene of southern France. It is a short-legged and long-f

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Anancus arvernensis, illustration. This extinct prehistoric mammal dates from the Plio-Pleistocene of southern France. It is a short-legged and long-faced gomphothere that had straight tusks reaching 3 metres in length. Anancus stood around 3 metres tall, with a weight up to 6 tonnes, and closely resembled a modern elephant. It lived from the late Miocene to the early Pleistocene (3 to million years ago).

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Photo credit: © MICHAEL LONG/SCIENCE PHOTO LIBRARY / Alamy / Afripics
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