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]
Gazella borbonica Temporal range: | |
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Fossilized teeth of G. borbonica | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
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 | |
Synonyms[1] | |
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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]