Anancus arvernensis. Illustration and artwork of the ancient proboscis Anancus arvernensis trumpeting threateningly and pulling up his long-tusked hea

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Anancus arvernensis. Illustration and artwork of the ancient proboscis Anancus arvernensis trumpeting threateningly and pulling up his long-tusked head and trunk. Anancus is an extinct genus of gomphothere from Africa, Europe and Asia that lived during the late Miocene until its extinction during the early Pleistocene ( Mya). Anancus stood around 3 metres tall, with a weight up to 6 tonnes, and closely resembled a modern elephant. It had two tusks, whereas most other gomphotheres had four. Aside from its somewhat shorter legs, Anancus was also different from modern elephants in that its tusks were much longer, up to 3 metres in length.

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