Deinotheriidae ("terrible beasts") is a family of prehistoric elephant-like proboscideans that lived during the Cenozoic era, first appearing in Africa during the Oligocene then spreading across …

Deinotherium (from Ancient Greek δεινός, (deinós), meaning "terrible", and θηρίον (therión), meaning "beast"), is an extinct genus of large, elephant -like proboscideans that lived from the …

Mar 24, 2025 · Deinotheriidae (family taxon) and the genus Deinotherium, (meaning "terrible beast", also called the Hoe tusker) belong to the the mammal order proboscidea, and …

Deinotheriums were large elephant like animals that ranged from Africa to Europe and Central Asia. They lived mainly in the Miocene and Pliocene, although one genus survived into the …

Deinotherium is put in its own family (the Deinotheriidae) in the Proboscidea. There were several species of Deinotherium that lived in parts of Africa, Asia and Europe. The Deinotherium was …

Mar 15, 2015 · The type species of Deinotherium,‭ ‬D.‭ ‬giganteum,‭ ‬was first discovered in Europe,‭ ‬but the later discoveries of D.‭ ‬bozasi have revealed an African origin.‭ ‬From here Deinotherium …

Aug 10, 2020 · The gomphotheres (Gomphotheriidae) and the dinotheres (Deinotheriidae) are the firsts proboscideans found outside of Africa in the fossil record. Their occurrence in Europe is …

Deinotheriidae ("terrible beasts") is a family of prehistoric elephant-like proboscideans that lived during the Cenozoic era, first appearing in Africa, then spreading across southern Asia (Indo …

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The Deinotheres are elephant-like proboscideans and therefore closely related to modern day elephants. Their most distinctive feature were their downward-curving tusks on their lower …