Category
page 1Extinct animals of Greece
Molossian hound
extinct dog breed
Hippopotamus creutzburgi
species of mammal (fossil)
dwarf elephant
prehistoric species of small elephants descended from large ancestors
Cretan dwarf mammoth
extinct species of mammoth (Mammuthus)
Cretan Owl
species of bird (fossil)
Candiacervus
Candiacervus is an extinct genus of deer native to Pleistocene Crete. Due to a lack of other herbivores, the genus underwent an adaptive radiation, filling niches occupied by other taxa on the mainland. Due to the small size of Crete, some species underwent insular dwarfism, the smallest species, C. ropalophorus, stood about at the shoulders when fully grown, while other species were relatively large and comparable in size to mainland deer species. Some species (C. ropalophorus) are noted for their peculiar, elongate club-shaped antlers, though other species have more normal antlers.
Zonites santoriniensis
species of mollusc
Mammut borsoni
species of fossil mammal