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The Cretan dwarf mammoth, or Mammuthus creticus, is an extinct species of dwarf mammoth. It was the smallest mammoth that ever existed. After DNA research, published in 2006, it was been proposed to rename Palaeoloxodon creticus into Mammuthus creticus (Bate, 1907). Others proposed (in 2002) to rename all the described specimens of larger size under the new subspecies name Elephas antiquus creutzburgi (Kuss, 1965). In a recent study of 2007, it was argued for the groundlessness of the theory by Poulakakis et al. in 2006, showing the weak points of that DNA research. However, morphological data is at least equivocal, and may also support placement in Mammuthus.

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  • Cretan Dwarf Mammoth
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  • The Cretan dwarf mammoth, or Mammuthus creticus, is an extinct species of dwarf mammoth. It was the smallest mammoth that ever existed. After DNA research, published in 2006, it was been proposed to rename Palaeoloxodon creticus into Mammuthus creticus (Bate, 1907). Others proposed (in 2002) to rename all the described specimens of larger size under the new subspecies name Elephas antiquus creutzburgi (Kuss, 1965). In a recent study of 2007, it was argued for the groundlessness of the theory by Poulakakis et al. in 2006, showing the weak points of that DNA research. However, morphological data is at least equivocal, and may also support placement in Mammuthus.
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  • Extinct
Name
  • Cretan Dwarf Mammoth
Species
  • †M. creticus
Genus
  • †Mammuthus
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Location
  • Crete
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  • The Cretan dwarf mammoth, or Mammuthus creticus, is an extinct species of dwarf mammoth. It was the smallest mammoth that ever existed. After DNA research, published in 2006, it was been proposed to rename Palaeoloxodon creticus into Mammuthus creticus (Bate, 1907). Others proposed (in 2002) to rename all the described specimens of larger size under the new subspecies name Elephas antiquus creutzburgi (Kuss, 1965). In a recent study of 2007, it was argued for the groundlessness of the theory by Poulakakis et al. in 2006, showing the weak points of that DNA research. However, morphological data is at least equivocal, and may also support placement in Mammuthus.
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