Mammuthus lamarmorai

Sardinian mammoth
Temporal range: Pleistocene
Composite skeleton of known remains showing size of an adult compared to a human. Full scale bar 150 cm, with each black and white section being 10 cm
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Mammuthus
Species:
M. lamarmorai
Binomial name
Mammuthus lamarmorai
Synonyms
  • Mammuthus lamarmorae
  • Elephas lamarmorae

Mammuthus lamarmorai is a species of dwarf mammoth which lived during the late Middle and Late Pleistocene (between 450,000 and perhaps 40,000 years ago) on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean. It has been estimated to have had a shoulder height of around 1.4 metres (4.6 ft). Remains have been found across the western part of the island.


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