[SunkenCiv]

Rabbit-Size Elephant Ancestor Found — Oldest Known
nationalgeographic | June 23, 2009 | Mark Anderson
Posted on 06/25/2009 10:10:39 AM PDT by JoeProBono
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[JoeProBono]

[GeronL]

but it is larger than todays African elephants?

[ScreamingFist]

The femur of the prehistoric skeleton measures 1.2m (4ft), while the shoulder height is estimated to measure approximately 3.2m (10.5 ft) -- a little larger than modern Asian elephants.

They found a big elephant......a GIANT elephant is twice that size, IMHO. Damn I wish I worked for government funds.

[jessduntno]

I hope the elephant was also giant, because that would have been MIGHTY uncomfortable if he wasn’t...

[El Sordo]

Cool.

[calex59]

The femur of the prehistoric skeleton measures 1.2m (4ft), while the shoulder height is estimated to measure approximately 3.2m (10.5 ft) -- a little larger than modern Asian elephants.

So not exactly the "giant" elephant the headlines scream about.