Mammuthus lamarmorai

Mammuthus lamarmorai is a species of dwarf mammoth that lived during the late Middle and Late Pleistocene, between about 450,000 and perhaps 40,000 years ago, on the island of Sardinia in the Mediterranean. Its shoulder height has been estimated at about 1.4 metres, and weight estimates range widely, from 420 to 1,650 kilograms. It is known from a small number of remains, mainly from the western part of the island, including a fragmentary partial skeleton, and its small size is attributed to insular dwarfism after larger ancestors reached Sardinia, where predators were absent and food was limited. The holotype, a partial skeleton, was collected in the late nineteenth century from Guardia Pisano Hill near Gonnesa in southwest Sardinia during railway construction, and the most important fossils come from Funtana Morimenta south-southwest of Gonnesa.