A tiny ancient elephant that roamed Sicily 200,000 years ago had babies the size of pet dogs

A tiny ancient elephant that roamed Sicily 200,000 years ago had babies the size of pet dogs

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None Scientists discovered this ancient elephant fossil on the island of Sicily. • None They said the elephant shrunk rapidly over a million years because of the constraints of the island. • None The tiny elephant, and its baby, are on display as models at the American Museum of Natural History.…

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