Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis
| Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis Temporal range: Middle-Late Pleistocene | |
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| Skeleton of P. cf. mnaidriensis in Palermo, Sicily | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoloxodon |
| Species: | †P. mnaidriensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis (Adams, 1874) | |
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Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis is an extinct species of dwarf elephant belonging to the genus Palaeoloxodon, native to Malta and possibly Sicily (depending on what remains are included in the species) during the Middle Pleistocene and Late Pleistocene. It is derived from the European mainland straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus).