The remains were uncovered along with 87 basalt stone tools used by prehistoric humans ... the giant fossilized skull of an extinct elephant species in India’s Kashmir Valley.

A fossilized elephant skull discovered in northern ... artifacts and remains underscores the interconnectedness of species in prehistoric ecosystems. Despite their size and prominence in ancient ...

Though fascinating, the find raised more questions than it answered: What kind of elephant ... prehistoric human activity in the Indian subcontinent. The stone tools were likely made by a species ...

A warm 'interglacial' period roughly 700,000 years ago saw straight-tusked elephants inhabit mild-tempered ... could belong to polar bears, or a sub-species of brown bear. The animals' diets ...

Its closest extant relative is the Asian elephant. The appearance and behaviour of this species are among the best studied of any prehistoric animal because of the discovery of frozen carcasses in ...