Palaeoloxodon chaniensis

Palaeoloxodon chaniensis; Temporal range: Pleistocene
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Proboscidea
Family:	Elephantidae
Genus:	†Palaeoloxodon
Species:	†P. chaniensis
Binomial name
	†Palaeoloxodon chaniensis;

Palaeoloxodon chaniensis is an extinct species of pygmy straight-tusked elephant. The species is described from limited remains found in Stylos and in Vamos cave, Chania, west Crete.^[1]^[2]^[3]

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.
^ Turvey, edited by Samuel T. (2009). Holocene extinctions. Oxford: Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0199535095.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: extra text: authors list (link)

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