P. chaniensis
| Dwarf Elephant | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | Palaeoloxodon |
| Species: | P. chaniensis |
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Palaeoloxodon chaniensis Symeonidis et al., 2001 |
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Palaeoloxodon chaniensis is an extinct species of straight-tusked pygmy elephant. The genus Palaeoloxodon is related to the living Asian Elephant. The species is described from limited remains found in Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete.
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