A History of Agriculture in India v1.c12.s3.2
A History of Agriculture in India v1.c12.s3.2
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v1.c12.s3.2
Bones of vertebrates of the middle Pleistocene age are sometimes found in the Godavari Valley. One of the species identified is the gigantic *Elephas antiquus* (*namadicus*) with thick and long tusks. The circumference of a tusk measured 75 centimetres at its proximal end. The animal must have been about five metres in height.