"Skeleton and Outline of African Elephant (Elephas or Loxodon africanus). fr, frontal; ma, mandible; ma', malar; fi, "finger" at end of trunk; C, cervical vertebrae; D, dorsal vertebrae; D, dorsal vertebrae; pe, pelvis; sc, scapula; st, sternum; hu, humerus; ul, ulna; ra, radius; mc, metacarpus; fe, femur; pat, patella; tib, tibia; fib, fibula; met, metatarsus." -Whitney, 1911

African Elephant Skeleton

"Skeleton and Outline of African Elephant (Elephas or Loxodon africanus). fr, frontal; ma, mandible;…

"This elephant differs from the African species, not only in size and in the characters of the teeth and skull, but also in the comparative smallness of the ears, the paler brown color of the skin, and in having four nails on the hind feet instead of three" — S. G. Goodrich, 1885

Asiatic Elephant

"This elephant differs from the African species, not only in size and in the characters of the teeth…

"Restored skeleton of Mammoth (Elephas primigenius)." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903

Mammoth

"Restored skeleton of Mammoth (Elephas primigenius)." —The Encyclopedia Britannica, 1903