Biology:Gazella borbonica

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Short description: Extinct species of mammal

Gazella borbonica
Temporal range: 2.14–1.95 Ma
Gazella borbonica.JPG
Fossilized teeth of G. borbonica
Scientific classification edit
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 julienii Gazella anglica
  • Newton, 1884 Hinton, 1906
  • Munier-Chalmas, 1889 Gazella schreuderae
  • Gazella fucinii Hooijer, 1945
  • Gazella daviesii del Campana, 1918

Gazella borbonica, commonly known as the Bourbon gazelle or European gazelle, is an extinct gazelle which existed in Europe during the 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 France , the Netherlands and south-east England .[2] Taxonomic synonyms include Gazella anglica Newton, 1884 and Gazella daviesii Hinton, 1906.[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 BioLib
  2. 2.0 2.1 2.2 Kurtén, Björn (1968). Pleistocene mammals of Europe. New Brunswick, N.J.: AldineTransaction. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9780202309538. https://books.google.com/books?id=OsPBXSNL8ZkC&dq=Gazella+borbonica&pg=PA171. 
  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. 

Wikidata ☰ Q25536187 entry