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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Bovidae |
| Subfamily: | Antilopinae |
| Tribe: | Antilopini |
| Genus: | Gazella |
| Species: | †G. borbonica
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| †Gazella borbonica Depéret, 1884
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Gazella borbonica, commonly known as the Bourbon gazelle or European gazelle, is an extinct gazelle which existed in Europe during the 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 France, the Netherlands and south-east England.[2] Taxonomic synonyms include Gazella anglica Newton, 1884 and Gazella daviesii Hinton, 1906.[1]
References[edit]
- ^ a b BioLib
- ^ a b c Kurtén, Björn (1968). Pleistocene mammals of Europe. New Brunswick, N.J.: AldineTransaction. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9780202309538.
- ^ 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.
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