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'''''Loxodonta cookei''''' is an extinct [[species]] of [[African elephant]]. The species name is dedicated to [[H. Basil S. Cooke]], a [[paleontologist]] who specialized in extinct African [[mammal]]s. It |
'''''Loxodonta cookei''''' is an extinct [[species]] of [[African elephant]]. The species name is dedicated to [[H. Basil S. Cooke]], a [[paleontologist]] who specialized in extinct African [[mammal]]s. It's fossils have been found in [[Uganda]],[[Tanzania]] and [[South Africa]]. Most of the fossils found from this species were [[teeth]].<ref name = "Sanders, 2007">{{cite journal |last1=Sanders |first1=W. |date=2007 |title=Taxonomic review of fossil Proboscidea (Mammalia) from Langebaanweg, South Africa|journal=Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa |volume=62 |issue=1 |edition=Online |doi=10.1080/00359190709519192| url = https://sites.lsa.umich.edu/billsanders/wp-content/uploads/sites/382/2016/04/AP-SANDERS-REVISED.pdf | pages=1–16|s2cid=27499106 }}</ref> |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Loxodonta |
| Species: | †L. cookei
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| †Loxodonta cookei Sanders, 2007
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Loxodonta cookei is an extinct species of African elephant. The species name is dedicated to H. Basil S. Cooke, a paleontologist who specialized in extinct African mammals. It's fossils have been found in Uganda,Tanzania and South Africa. Most of the fossils found from this species were teeth.[1]
References
- ^ Sanders, W. (2007). "Taxonomic review of fossil Proboscidea (Mammalia) from Langebaanweg, South Africa" (PDF). Transactions of the Royal Society of South Africa. 62 (1) (Online ed.): 1–16. doi:10.1080/00359190709519192. S2CID 27499106.
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