| Gajah kerdil | |
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| Tulang gajah kerdil dari pulau Kreta. | |
Status konservasi: Fosil | |
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| Ordo: | Proboscidea in part |
Gajah kerdil adalah anggota ordo Proboscidea prasejarah. Sisa gajah kerdil dapat ditemui di pulau-pulau Laut Tengah, seperti Siprus, Malta (di Ghar Dalam), Kreta, Sisilia, Sardinia, Cyclades dan Dodecanese. Gajah ini juga dapat ditemui di pulau lain, seperti Sulawesi, Flores, Timor dan kepulauan Sunda Kecil lainnya.
Lihat pula Sunting
Referensi Sunting
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- 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 2006-06-26 di Wayback Machine.
- Poulakakis, N., Mylonas, M., Lymberakis, P., Fassoulas, C. 2002. Origin and taxonomy of the fossil elephants of the island of Crete (Greece): problems and perspectives. Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology, 2002, 186(1-2), pp 163–183.