Evolution in Elephants through Geological Times

Authors(1) :-Sachin Changotra

About 180 million years ago, mammals arose from a reptile-like lineage about the same time as true dinosaurs. About 80 Million years ago, the genetic linage of elephants split from primates. The tree shrew is considered our nearest common ancestor. It is believed that 50-60 million years ago, Moeritheriums, approximately the size of current day pigs, were the roots from which the proboscideans evolved. Based on both morphological and biochemical evidence, it is generally agreed that the manatees, dugongs, and hyraxes are the closest living relatives of today’s elephants. This is incredible given the vast difference in sizes, external appearance and the fact that these animals occupy completely different habitats.

Authors and Affiliations

Sachin Changotra
Department of Geology, Contractual Lecturer in Ggm Science College Jammu, India

Moeritheriums, Elephants

  1. Organic evolution -rastogi

Publication Details

Published in : Volume 4 | Issue 2 | January-February 2018
Date of Publication : 2018-02-28
License:  This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
Page(s) : 435-437
Manuscript Number : IJSRST184199
Publisher : Technoscience Academy

Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X

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Sachin Changotra, " Evolution in Elephants through Geological Times", International Journal of Scientific Research in Science and Technology(IJSRST), Print ISSN : 2395-6011, Online ISSN : 2395-602X, Volume 4, Issue 2, pp.435-437, January-February-2018.
Journal URL : https://ijsrst.com/IJSRST184199
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