approximately 45 million years ago

en Bélgica

con una cresta distintiva en la parte superior

pero no fue hasta 2003 que se describió formalmente la especie

Stegodon ganesha Sinosauropteryx approximately 45 million years agoStegodon ganesha is an extinct species of proboscidean that primarily inhabited the Indian region during the Pliocene. This genus, Stegodon, is characterized by its large size and remarkably long, almost straight tusks. In particular, a S. ganesha tusk from the Early Pleistocene of India has been documented measuring 3. 89 meters in length and weighing approximately 140 kilograms, surpassing the largest tusks recorded in modern elephants. In terms of