Ancient 'Monster' Elephant Was 50 Percent Bigger Than Modern Cousins

Half a million years ago, the Arabian Peninsula wasn't a sandy desert but rather a lush landscape. There, a gigantic elephant — 50 percent larger than today's biggest elephants — tromped around an ancient lake before dying, a new fossil skeleton revealed.

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