Gazella borbonica

Gazella borbonica
Temporal range: 2.14–1.95 Ma
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Antilopinae
Tribe: Antilopini
Genus: Gazella
Species: G. borbonica
Binomial name
Gazella borbonica
Depéret, 1884
Fossilized teeth of G. borbonica

Gazella borbonica, commonly known as the Bourbon gazelle or European gazelle, is an extinct gazelle which existed in Europe during the Pleistocene epoch.[1] It was described by Charles Depéret in 1884.[2]

References

  1. Kurtén, Björn (1968). Pleistocene mammals of Europe. New Brunswick, N.J.: AldineTransaction. pp. 171–172. ISBN 9780202309538.
  2. 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.
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