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Gazella borbonica

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Gazella borbonica
Temporal range: 2.14–1.8 Ma
Fossilized teeth of G. borbonica
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Tribe: Antilopini
Genus: Gazella
Species:
G. borbonica
Binomial name
Gazella borbonica
Depéret, 1884
Synonyms[1]
  • Gazella anglica Newton, 1884
  • Gazella daviesii Hinton, 1906
  • Gazella fucinii del Campana, 1918
  • Gazella julienii Munier-Chalmas, 1889
  • Gazella schreuderae Hooijer, 1945

Gazella borbonica is an extinct gazelle which existed in Europe during the Early Pleistocene epoch.[2] It was described by Charles Depéret in 1884.[3] It had rather long, moderately divergent and slightly recurved horns and was about the same size as the modern Dorcas Gazelle, with a shoulder height of about 60 cm.[2] Fossil remains have been found in Italy,[4] France, the Netherlands and south-east England.[2] Taxonomic synonyms include Gazella anglica Newton, 1884 and Gazella daviesii Hinton, 1906.[1] The species was the last surviving gazelle in Europe, with the species becoming extinct around 1.8 million years ago.[4]

References

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  1. ^ a b BioLib
  2. ^ a b c Kurtén, Björn (1968). Pleistocene mammals of Europe. New Brunswick, N.J.: AldineTransaction. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9780202309538.
  3. ^ Petronio, Carmelo; Bellucci, Luca; Martiinetto, Edoardo; Pandolfi, Luca; Salari, Leonardo (2011). "Biochronology and palaeoenvironmental changes from the Middle Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene in Central Italy". Geodiversitas. 33 (3): 485–517. doi:10.5252/g2011n3a4. hdl:2318/128607. S2CID 131503285.
  4. ^ a b Bellucci, Luca; Sardella, Raffaele (January 2015). "The last Antilopini bovids from the Early Pleistocene of Italy". Quaternary International. 357: 245–252. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.024.