Palaeoloxodon chaniensis

Palaeoloxodon chaniensis
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]

Palaeoloxodon chaniensis is an extinct species of straight-tusked pygmy elephant. The species is described from limited remains found in Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete.[1][2][3]

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References

  1. 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.
  2. ↑ Palombo, M.R. (2001). "Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001.
  3. ↑ Turvey, edited by Samuel T. (2009). Holocene extinctions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199535095.
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