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''Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis'' or ''Elephas mnaidriensis'' is an extinct species of elephant from Malta and Sicily closely related to the modern Asian elephant. This elephant is a separate species with respect to the European mainland straight-tusked elephant (''Palaeoloxodon antiquus'') and not just a smaller insular form.〔Ferretti, M.P. (2007). The dwarf elephant Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis from Puntali Cave, Carini (Sicily; late Middle Pleistocene): Anatomy, systematics and phylogenetic relationships. Quaternary International, Volume 182, Issue 1, May 2008, Pages 90-108.〕 ''Palaeoloxodon mnaidriensis'' has a 90% body reduction compared to the ancestral form with having an estimated shoulder height of about and a mean body weight of about .〔 ==See also==
* Dwarf elephant
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