Akashi Elephant

Japanese: 明石象 - あかしぞう
Akashi Elephant

...The Japanese elephant S.cf. elephantoides and S.cf. bombifrons , which were from the same period, were also large and are considered to be closely related to those found in India and Myanmar. The Akashi elephant S.cf. (= Parastegodon ) akashiensis , from the early Pleistocene, has been found in large numbers on the seabed of the Seto Inland Sea and in the surrounding areas as fossils, but it was only about 2m tall at the shoulder and had tusks about 1.5m long. Stegodonts found on the islands of Celebes, Flores, Mindanao, and Luzon are known to be small, with adults only 1.2m tall at the shoulder, which is thought to be due to the fact that they formed isolated groups on islands. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Akashi Elephant" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…日本の同時代のエレファントイデスゾウS.cf.elephantoidesやボンビフロンスゾウS.cf.bombifronsも大型であり,インドやミャンマーにいたものと近縁とされている。更新世前期のアカシゾウ(明石象)S.(=Parastegodon) akashiensisは,化石として瀬戸内海の海底や周辺地域でたくさん発見されているが,肩高2mぐらいで,きばも1.5mぐらいの長さである。セレベス,フロレス,ミンダナオ,ルソンの各島で発見されているステゴドンでは,成獣でも肩高1.2mしかない矮小型のものが知られ,島で孤立した集団をつくっていたためとされている。…

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