being a contender for the largest land mammal to have ever existed.

Evolution

The earliest members of Proboscidea like Eritherium are known from the Paleocene of Africa, about 60 million years ago, the earliest proboscideans were much smaller than living elephants, with Eritherium having a body mass of about 3-8 kg. By the late Eocene, some members of Proboscidea like Barytherium had reached considerable size, with an estimated

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