Gazella borbonica

Gazella borbonica Temporal range: 2.14–1.8 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Fossilized teeth of G. borbonica
Scientific 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

1. BioLib
2. 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. 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.