Talk:Stegodon aurorae

A fact from Stegodon aurorae appeared on Wikipedia's Main Page in the Did you know column on 15 July 2022 (check views). The text of the entry was as follows:

Did you know... that the Akebono elephant (tooth pictured) is one of four Stegodon species that roamed Plio-Pleistocene Japan?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 08:38, 6 July 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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Stegodon aurorae tooth

... that the Akebono elephant (cheek tooth pictured) is one of four species of Stegodon that roamed Plio-Pleistocene Japan? Source: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1111/j.1475-4983.2010.00953.x (p. 472)
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Adalgisa Gabbi

Created by Maculosae tegmine lyncis (talk). Self-nominated at 07:29, 22 June 2022 (UTC).[reply]

detailed article, on good-looking sources, Japanese sources accepted AGF, no copyvio obvious. The hook works for me. The image is licensed and gives an idea. --Gerda Arendt (talk) 09:56, 22 June 2022 (UTC)[reply]