Palaeoloxodon falconeri

Palaeoloxodon falconeri (also known as Elephas falconeri, or more commonly as the Pygmy Elephant) is an extinct Siculo-Maltese species of elephant closely related to the modern Asian elephant. In 1867, George Busk had proposed the species Elephas falconeri for many of the smallest molars selected from the material originally ascribed by Hugh Falconer to Palaeoloxodon melitensis.[1][2] This island-bound elephant was an example of insular dwarfism, reaching only 90 cm (3 ft) in height. P. falconeri's ancestors most likely reached the Mediterranean islands during the ice age when the sea levels were lower, allowing a land bridge from the mainland.

Mythology
The belief in Cyclopes may be originated in P, falconeri skulls found in Sicily.[4] As early as the 14th century, scholars had noted that the nasal cavity could be mistaken for a singular giant eye socket.