Elephas chaniensis Symeonides, Theodorou & Giannopoulos, 2000
Taxonomy & Nomenclature
Synonym/s: Palaeoloxodon chaniensis Symeonides, Theodorou & Giannopoulos, 2000
Conservation Status
Extinct
Last record: Late Pleistocene?
Distribution
Crete, Greece
Biology & Ecology
Hypodigm
Media
References
Original scientific description:
Symeonidis, N. K., Theodorou, G. E. and Giannopoulos, B. (2000). [The new species Elephas chaniensis from the submerged Pleistocene deposits of Vamos Cave at Chania, Crete]. Bulletin de la Société Spéléologique de Grèce, 22: 95-108. (in Greek)
Other references:
Joger, U. and Garrido, G. (2001). Phylogenetic position of Elephas, Loxodonta and Mammuthus, based on molecular evidence, pp. 544-547. In: Cavarretta, C., Gioia, P., Mussi, M. and Palombo, M. R. (eds.). The World of Elephants – International Congress, Rome. Proceedings of the 1st international congress – Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, Rome. [automatic download]
Palombo, M. R. (2001). Endemic elephants of the Mediterranean Islands: knowledge, problems and perspectives, pp. 486-491. The World of Elephants - International Congress, Rome 2001.
Reese, D. 1996. Pleistocene and Holocene Fauna of Crete and its first Settlers. Prehistory Press. [relevant citation?]
Symeonidis, N. and Theodorou, G. (1982). New findings of fossil elephants on Crete Island. Ann. Geol. d. Pays Hell. 31: 113-129.
Symeonides, N. K., Theodorou, G. E. and Giannopoulos, V. I. (2001). New data on Elephas chaniensis (Vamos cave, Chania, Crete), pp. 510-513. In: Cavarretta, C., Gioia, P., Mussi, M. and Palombo, M. R. (eds.). The World of Elephants – International Congress, Rome. Proceedings of the 1st international congress – Consiglio nazionale delle ricerche, Rome. [automatic download]
Turvey, Samuel T. (2009). In the shadow of the megafauna: prehistoric mammal and bird extinctions across the Holocene, pp. 17-39. In: Turvey, Samuel T. (ed.). Holocene Extinctions. New York: Oxford University Press.
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