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Extinct species of moose

Alces gallicus
Temporal range: 2 Ma PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Size diagram of the extinct moose Alces gallicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Alces
Species: †A. gallicus
Binomial name
†Alces gallicus
(Azzaroli, 1952)
Synonyms

Cervalces gallicus

Libralces gallicus

Alces gallicus, also known as the Gallic moose, is an extinct species of moose, which has been found in Europe. It is believed to have lived in Pleistocene about 2 MYA. This species was smaller than recent moose, but it had longer antlers than it's modern relatives. Antlers structure similar to Cervalces, consisted of very long beams and relatively small palms. It is sometimes included in the genus Libralces or Cervalces.

References

  1. "The holotype of Cervalces gallicus Azzaroli 1952 from Seneze Haute Loire France with Nomenclatural implications and Taxonomical-Phylogenetic accounts". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. Croitor, Roman (2014). "Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data". Zitteliana: 115–153. doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.22391. ISSN 1612-412X.
  3. "Giant Moose and Moose" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  4. Braun, Ingmar M. (2020). "The elk/moose (Alces alces) in the Upper Palaeolithic Art of Western Europe". Paléo (30–2): 58–74. doi:10.4000/paleo.5126. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  5. Croitor, Roman (2014). "Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data". Zitteliana: 115–153. doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.22391. ISSN 1612-412X.
  6. "The holotype of Cervalces gallicus Azzaroli 1952 from Seneze Haute Loire France with Nomenclatural implications and Taxonomical-Phylogenetic accounts". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.


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