Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi Temporal range:
Pleistocene
| |
---|---|
![]() | |
Drawing of molar teeth | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | Elephantidae |
Genus: | † Palaeoloxodon |
Species: | †P. creutzburgi
|
Binomial name | |
†Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi Kuss 1965
| |
Synonyms | |
Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi is an extinct species of elephant known from the Middle- Late Pleistocene of Crete. It is a descendant of the large mainland species Palaeoloxodon antiquus. It is known from localities across the island. P. chaniensis from Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete [1] [3] [4] is considered to be a junior synonym of P. creutzburgi. It had undergone insular dwarfism, being approximately 40% of the size of its mainland ancestor, and was around the size of the living Asian elephant. [5] It lived alongside the radiation of Candiacervus deer endemic to the island, the mouse Mus batae-minotaurus, the Cretan otter, and the Cretan shrew. [6]
{{
citation}}
: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (
link)
Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi Temporal range:
Pleistocene
| |
---|---|
![]() | |
Drawing of molar teeth | |
Scientific classification
![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Chordata |
Class: | Mammalia |
Order: | Proboscidea |
Family: | Elephantidae |
Genus: | † Palaeoloxodon |
Species: | †P. creutzburgi
|
Binomial name | |
†Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi Kuss 1965
| |
Synonyms | |
Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi is an extinct species of elephant known from the Middle- Late Pleistocene of Crete. It is a descendant of the large mainland species Palaeoloxodon antiquus. It is known from localities across the island. P. chaniensis from Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete [1] [3] [4] is considered to be a junior synonym of P. creutzburgi. It had undergone insular dwarfism, being approximately 40% of the size of its mainland ancestor, and was around the size of the living Asian elephant. [5] It lived alongside the radiation of Candiacervus deer endemic to the island, the mouse Mus batae-minotaurus, the Cretan otter, and the Cretan shrew. [6]
{{
citation}}
: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (
link)