Palaeoloxodon chaniensis
Palaeoloxodon chaniensis is an extinct species of pygmy straight-tusked elephant. The species is described from limited remains found in Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete.[1][2][3]
| Palaeoloxodon chaniensis Temporal range: Pleistocene | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoloxodon |
| Species: | †P. chaniensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeoloxodon chaniensis Symeonidis et al., 2001[1] | |
See also
References
- 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, Samuel T., ed. (2009). Holocene extinctions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199535095.
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