There were several species of other primitive proboscideans in existence during the Eocene, and some, such as Phiomia and Palaeomastodon , looked comparatively more like modern elephants. Consider the following facts about modern elephants: Spend 16 to 18 hours a day either feeding or moving toward a source of food or water. While it was known that the giant woolly mammoth is the ancestor of the modern-day elephant, very little was known about how and when the modern day elephant and other mammals evolved following the demise of the dinosaurs, about 65 million years ago. •Compare and contrast modern and intermediate species adaptations (2 points) •Compare and contrast the environmental conditions that influenced your organisms evolution (i.e. Since they primarily inhabit tropical habitats and do not have any sweat glands, they have to find other ways to cool themselves off. Lastly, the trunk is used to feed the elephant by picking up plants and bark off of trees. Trunks- Asian elephant trunks are used in a variety of ways to help them adapt to their environment. Consume between 130 to 660 pounds (60 to 300 kg) of food each day. wolves are a modern relative of the dog If mammoths were similar to elephants in their eating habits, they were very remarkable beasts. any ice ages etc., 2 points) •List modern relatives and their adaptations (2 points) i.e. Another possible function for this adaptation is that it helps the animal suck up water through the trunk. Asian elephants have adapted many structural adaptations to help it survive in its natural habitat. II – Ecological Diversity and Modern Human Adaptations - S. Stinson ©Encyclopedia of Life Support Systems (EOLSS) climate on a global scale is the case of skin color as an adaptation that evolved as a Homo erectus is an extinct species of human that lived between 1.9 million and 135,000 years ago. They have a hindgut fermentation system, and their large and small intestines together reach 35 m (115 ft) in length. Because of the many similarities shared between elephants and mammoths they sound alike, but they can be differentiated easily. The trunk is also used to lift or move large objects. Elephant vs Mammoth Magnificent, enormous, intelligent, anatomically unusual, long-lived, endangered, and fascinating are adjectives those could be used to describe elephants or mammoths. Moeritherium is not thought to be directly ancestral to modern elephants; it was a branch of Proboscidea that died out, leaving no descendants. The trunk can be used as a cooling system to squirt water on their backs or to spray dirt on their skin to prevent sun burn. Modern humans originated in Africa within the past 200,000 years and evolved from their most likely recent common ancestor, Homo erectus, which means ‘upright man’ in Latin. Elephants inhale mostly through the trunk, although some air goes through the mouth. UNESCO – EOLSS SAMPLE CHAPTERS HUMAN RESOURCES AND THEIR DEVELOPMENT – Vol.