Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi

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 chaniensis Symeonidis et al., 2001;

Palaeoloxodon creutzburgi is an extinct species of elephant known from the

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.^[4] It lived alongside the radiation of Candiacervus deer endemic to the island, the mouse Mus batae-minotaurus , the Cretan otter, and the Cretan shrew.^[5]

References

^ ^a ^b 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.
^ Palombo, M.R. (2001). "Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001.
ISBN 978-0199535095
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S2CID 199107354
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ISBN 978-3-030-68441-9, retrieved 2023-04-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (link
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[Symeonides2001-1] 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.

[Palombo2001-2] Palombo, M.R. (2001). "Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives". The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001.

[Turvey-3] ISBN 978-0199535095
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[4] S2CID 199107354
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[5] ISBN 978-3-030-68441-9, retrieved 2023-04-30{{citation}}: CS1 maint: DOI inactive as of May 2024 (link
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