Editing Crete (section)

====Prehistoric fauna====
[[Dwarf elephant]]s, [[Hippopotamus creutzburgi|dwarf hippopotamus]], [[dwarf mammoths]], [[Candiacervus|dwarf deer]], and [[Cretan owl|giant flightless owls]] were native to [[Pleistocene]] Crete.<ref>Van der Geer, A.A.E., Dermitzakis, M., De Vos, J., 2006. Crete before the Cretans: the reign of dwarfs. Pharos 13, 121–132. Athens: Netherlands Institute.[http://users.uoa.gr/~geeraae/publications/2006-Pharos-Crete.pdf PDF]</ref><ref>{{cite web| url = https://singleparentsonholiday.co.uk/crete-10-fun-facts-and-interesting-insights/| title = Crete: 10 Fun Facts and Interesting Insights| date = 7 April 2019}}</ref> Their ancestors could have reached the island in the time of the [[Messinian salinity crisis]].