Bandung, Nov. 21 -- The Geological Agency of the Ministry of Energy and Mineral Resources has described the discovery of a Stegodon trigonocephalus fossil in Nganjuk District, East Java, as a remarkable finding.

The fossil's estimated 70 percent intact condition makes it a rare discovery.

Geological Agency Head Muhammad Wafid in Bandung on Friday said the fossil, uncovered in Tritik Hamlet, Rejoso sub-district, is rarely found as a single individual preserved in near-complete condition within one excavation site.

He explained that the 2025 excavation successfully exposed a site containing a significantly complete fossil. Initial identification shows the ancient elephant's skeleton measures four meters in length and three meters in heig...