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The Dwarf Sicilian Elephant (Elephas Palaeoloxodon falconeri) was a species of Proboscidea from Pleistocene Sicily.  This elephant was only 5 feet long.  This elephant is a prime example of insular dwarfism on islands.  Another elephant that demonstrated insular dwarfism was the Channel Islands Dwarf Mammoth (Mammuthus exilis).

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