Palaeoloxodon chaniensis
| Dwarf Elephant | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Palaeoloxodon |
| Species: | P. chaniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Palaeoloxodon chaniensis Symeonidis et al., 2000[1] | |
Palaeoloxodon chaniensis is an extinct species of straight-tusked pygmy elephant. The genus Palaeoloxodon is related to the living Asian Elephant. The species is described from limited remains found in Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete.[1][2][3]
See also
References
- 1 2 Symeonides, N.K.; G.E. Theodorou; V.I. Giannopoulos (2001). "New data on Elephas chaniensis (Vamos cave, Chania, Crete)". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001.
- ↑ Palombo, M.R. (2001). "Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001.
- ↑ Turvey, edited by Samuel T. (2009). Holocene extinctions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199535095.
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