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雷基象
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雷基象是最大的大象之一,頭顱短而高,象牙不大,其前肢較現代象長,眼窩低。分布於東非和阿拉伯半島。從350萬年前上新世出現,一直到50萬年前滅絕。根據摩洛哥發現的一頭四十歲的雄象化石,它肩高可達4.27公尺(14.0英尺),重可達12.3公噸(12.1長噸;13.6短噸)。[2][3]
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