2. Earliest known member of the order Proboscidea
4. Elephants belong to this order
5. Homo sapiens
7. Greek for ivory
11. The catch all classification for elephant ancestors and relatives
13. Maximus sumatranus
18. Contrary to popular belief, they are not that closely related to mammoths
19. Greek for ancient mastodon
20. Extant
21. Best known and best studied of all elephant forebearers
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1. Manatees and sea cows belong to this order
3. Maximus bengalensis
6. Species, ________, Family, Order, Class, Phylum, and Kingdom
8. The oldest ancestor in the family Elephantidae
9. Maximus maximus
10. The family of our modern living Asian and African species
12. Enlarged incisor teeth
14. A major criteria for grouping animals in one classification or another
15. Elephants belong to this subclass
16. Maximus hirsutus
17. African elephants belong to genus _________