Elephas beyeri

Elephas beyeri; Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Proboscidea
Family:	Elephantidae
Genus:	Elephas
Species:	E. beyeri
Binomial name
	Elephas beyeri; (von Koenigwald, 1956)

Elephas beyeri is an extinct species of dwarf elephant belonging to the Elephantidae family. It was named after the anthropologist H. Otley Beyer.^[1] The type specimen was discovered on Cabarruyan Island in The Philippines but has since been lost. Further fossils were found in Visayas and at a number of sites in Luzon. It is unclear if these belonged to Elephas beyeri or Elephas namadicus due to their fragmented nature and the missing holotype.^[2]

References

↑ Philippine History. Rex Bookstore, Inc. 2004. p. 7. ISBN 9789712339349.
↑ Alexandra van der Geer; George Lyras; John de Vos; Michael Dermitzakis (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. John Wiley & Sons. p. 223. ISBN 9781444391282.

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[1] Philippine History. Rex Bookstore, Inc. 2004. p. 7. ISBN 9789712339349.

[2] Alexandra van der Geer; George Lyras; John de Vos; Michael Dermitzakis (2011). Evolution of Island Mammals: Adaptation and Extinction of Placental Mammals on Islands. John Wiley & Sons. p. 223. ISBN 9781444391282.