Gazella borbonica
Extinct species of mammal
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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]
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| Fossilized teeth of G. borbonica | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Genus: | Gazella |
| Species: | †G. borbonica |
| Binomial name | |
| †Gazella borbonica Depéret, 1884 | |
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