Extinct Animals in India
Following are the list of few extinct animals in India. 1.Palaeoloxodon namadicus Palaeoloxodon namadicus or the Asian straight-tusked elephant , was a species of prehistoric elephant known from the Middle and Late Pleistocene of the Indian subcontinent , and possibly also elsewhere in Asia. Asian straight-tusked elephant Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene–Late Pleistocene Pre๊ ๊ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓ Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Chordata Class: Mammalia Order: Proboscidea Family: Elephantidae Genus: † Palaeoloxodon Species: † P. namadicus Binomial name † Palaeoloxodon namadicus ( Falconer & Cautley , 1846) Life restoration Some authorities regard it to be a subspecies of Palaeoloxodon antiquus , the European straight-tusked elephant, due to extreme similarities of the tusks. Their skull structure was also different from that of a modern elephant. The grouping of t...