Gazella borbonica explained
Gazella borbonica is an extinct gazelle which existed in Europe during the Early Pleistocene epoch.[1] It was described by Charles Depéret in 1884.[2] 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. Fossil remains have been found in Italy,[3] France, the Netherlands and south-east England. Taxonomic synonyms include Gazella anglica Newton, 1884 and Gazella daviesii Hinton, 1906.[4] The species was the last surviving gazelle in Europe, with the species becoming extinct around 1.8 million years ago.
Notes and References
- Book: Kurtén. Björn. Pleistocene mammals of Europe. 1968. AldineTransaction. New Brunswick, N.J.. 9780202309538. 171–172.
- Petronio. Carmelo. Bellucci. Luca. Martiinetto. Edoardo. Pandolfi. Luca. Salari. Leonardo. Biochronology and palaeoenvironmental changes from the Middle Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene in Central Italy. Geodiversitas. 2011. 33. 3. 485–517. 10.5252/g2011n3a4. 2318/128607. 131503285. free.
- Bellucci . Luca . Sardella . Raffaele . January 2015 . The last Antilopini bovids from the Early Pleistocene of Italy . Quaternary International . en . 357 . 245–252 . 10.1016/j.quaint.2014.11.024.
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