歐洲矮象

歐洲矮象Palaeoloxodon falconeri)是滅絕,生存於西西里島馬耳他。牠們的化石只有一些臼齒,這些臼齒最初被認為是屬於馬耳他矮象[1][2]

歐洲矮象
化石时期:晚更新世
科学分类 编辑
界: 动物界 Animalia
门: 脊索动物门 Chordata
纲: 哺乳纲 Mammalia
目: 长鼻目 Proboscidea
科: 象科 Elephantidae
属: 古菱齿象属 Palaeoloxodon
种:
歐洲矮象 P. falconeri
二名法
Palaeoloxodon falconeri
Busk, 1867

歐洲矮象是因島嶼環境而侏儒化的例子,只有90厘米高。牠們的祖先很可能是於冰河時期,到達了較低海平面地中海島嶼。

參考资料

  1. Busk, G. 1867. Description of the remains of three extinct species of elephant, collected by Capt. Spratt, C.B.R.N., in the ossiferous cavern of Zebug, in the island of Malta. Trans. Zool. Soc. London, 6: 227-306.
  2. Palombo, M.R. 2001. Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives. The World of Elephants, Proceedings of the 1st International Congress (October 16-20 2001, Rome): 486-491. PDF fulltext 存檔,存档日期2006-06-26.
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