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Introduction
¡@¡@Most of the elephants only have a pair of incisors (upper or lower) and only Gomphotherium sp. has the cross sectional incisors.
¡@¡@The name of Gomphotherium sp. was given due to the long extending incisor of the lower jaw and the sectional two upper incisors. Gomphotherium sp. lived mainly in the areas of forest, rivers, and lakes with the food of juicy leaves.
Gomphotherium sp. is short, but has robust legs enabling them to walk to a long distance. Due to the high mobility, a wide distribution worldwide was discovered ranging from Africa, Europe, Asia and even the American Continent. About 5 million years ago, the number began decreasing and came to the extinction. Another subclass of Elephantoidea including Mammuthus, Stegodon, Palaeoloxodon, African and Asian elephants) was emerging.
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