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Ancient Elephants Quickly Shrank Into Dwarfs on the Island of Sicily, DNA Suggests Share Filed to:axel barlow cenozoiccharles darwincycladesdodecanesedwarf elephantelephantsinsular dwarfismmammalspalaeoloxodonpleistocene extinctionsprehistoric cyprusquaternarystraight tusked elephant Reconstruction of an almost complete dwarf elephant skeleton found in the Puntali cave. (Photo: Archives of the Gemmellaro Geological Museum) Tens of thousands of years ago, so-called dwarf elephants inhabited the island of Sicily off the coast of Italy. Apparently, it didn’t take long for these elephants to shrink after their arrival on the island. New research suggests that the 9 tonne behemoths that originally came to Sicily slimmed down quickly, losing as much as 180 kg on average with each generation.

United kingdomCharles darwinAxel barlowNottingham trent universityUniversity of palermoGemmellaro museumCurrent biologyPuntali caveஒன்றுபட்டது கிஂக்டம்சார்லஸ் டார்வின்அச்சு பார்லோநாட்டிங்ஹாம் ட்ரெண்ட் பல்கலைக்கழகம்பல்கலைக்கழகம் ஆஃப் பலேர்மோதற்போதைய உயிரியல்