Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis
| Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis Temporal range: Middle-Late Pleistocene
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| Skeleton of P. cf. mnaidriensis in Palermo, Sicily | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Proboscidea |
| Family: | Elephantidae |
| Genus: | †Palaeoloxodon |
| Species: | †P. mnaidriensis
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| Binomial name | |
| †Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis (Adams, 1874)
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Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis is an extinct species of dwarf elephant belonging to the genus Palaeoloxodon, with remains attributed to the species from both Malta and Sicily during the Middle Pleistocene and Late Pleistocene. It is derived from the European mainland straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus). There is confusion about what remains should be attributed to the species, with a number of authors arguing that the Sicilian remains should be treated as a separate species.