The dwarf elephants of the Mediterranean, ancestors of the Cyclopes

Dwarf elephants dominated the Mediterranean islands a million years ago.

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Their skulls, with a central nasal cavity, may have inspired the Cyclops myth.

This paleontological discovery links prehistory to Greek mythological tales.

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