歐洲矮象
哺乳动物物种
歐洲矮象(Palaeoloxodon falconeri)是滅絕的象,生存於西西里島及馬耳他。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
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无效状况
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科学分类 | |
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
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二名法 | |
†Palaeoloxodon falconeri Busk, 1867
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參考资料
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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 互联网档案馆的存檔,存档日期2006-06-26.