歐洲矮象
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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| 保护状况 | |
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： | 象属 Elephas |
| 种： | 歐洲矮象 E. falconeri |
| 二名法 | |
| Elephas falconeri Busk, 1867 | |
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 的存檔，存档日期2006-06-26.
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