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Syrian elephant : ウィキペディア英語版 | Syrian elephant
The Syrian elephant (''Elephas maximus asurus'') is a proposed name for the westernmost population of the Asian elephant (''Elephas maximus''), which became extinct in ancient times.〔 Skeletal remains of ''E. m. asurus'' have been recorded from the Middle East (Turkey, Iraq and Syria) from periods dating between 3 million years BC and 100 years BC.〔http://www.tabiattarihi.ege.edu.tr/en/〕 Ancient Syrian craftsmen used the tusks of ''E. m. asurus'' to make ivory carvings. In Syria, the production of ivory items was at its maximum during the first millennium BC, when the Arameans made splendid ivory inlay for furniture. This overhunting of Syrian elephants for ivory ultimately resulted in their extinction by around 100 BC. ==Description== Syrian elephants were among the largest Asian elephant subspecies to have survived into historic times, measuring or more at the shoulder. Skeletal remains show it did not differ much from the Indian subspecies, except in size.
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