| Loxodonta exoptata Temporal range:Pliocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Loxodonta |
| Species: | †L. exoptata |
| Binomial name | |
| †Loxodonta exoptata (Dietrich, 1941) | |
Loxodonta exoptata is an extinct species ofelephant in the genusLoxodonta, fromAfrica. A 2009 study suggested thatLoxodonta exoptata gave rise toL. atlantica, which gave rise toL. africana.[1] Themolars ofL. exoptata are distinguished from later loxodonts by the lower plate number and their specializedenamel loops.[2] Fossil remains ofL. exoptata have been found atPliocene sites in eastern Africa includingHadar,Laetoli andKoobi Fora.[2]
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