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Metacervocerus

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Extinct genus of cervid

Metacervocerus
Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: †Metacervocerus
Dietrich, 1938
Species
  • †Metacervocerus pardinensis Croizet and Jobert, 1828
  • †Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al., 2017
  • †Metacervocerus punjabiensis Brown, 1926
  • †Metacervocerus rhenanus Dubois, 1904
  • †Metacervocerus shansius Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert, 1937
Synonyms
  • Pseudodama Azzaroli, 1992

Metacervocerus is an extinct genus of cervid that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Distribution

M. rhenanus is known from fossils from France, Romania, and Greece. M. shansius inhabited China. M. punjabiensis hails from the Sivalik Hills of the Indian Subcontinent.

References

  1. ^ Metacervocerus in the Paleobiology Database
  2. Brugal, Jean-Philip; Argant, Alain; Boudadi-Maligne, Myriam; Crégut-Bonnoure, Evelyne; Croitor, Roman; Fernandez, Philippe; Fourvel, Jean-Baptiste; Fosse, Philippe; Guadelli, Jean-Luc; Labe, Bruno; Magniez, Pierre; Uzunidis, Antigone (April–June 2020). "Pleistocene herbivores and carnivores from France: An updated overview of the literature, sites and taxonomy". Annales de Paléontologie. 106 (2): 102384. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2019.102384. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  3. Croitor, Roman; Robinson, Chris; Curran, Sabrina; Terhune, Claire; Drăgușin, Virgil; Pobiner, Briana; Popescu, Aurelian; Petculescu, Alexandru (3 March 2024). "Early pleistocene ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Dacian Basin (South Romania) before and after the Pachycrocuta event: implications for hominin dispersals in Western Eurasia". Historical Biology. 36 (3): 485–533. doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2167602. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
  4. Konidaris, George E.; Tourloukis, Vangelis; Kostopoulos, Dimitris S.; Thompson, Nicholas; Giusti, Domenico; Michailidis, Dimitrios; Koufos, George D.; Harvati, Katerina (July–August 2015). "Two new vertebrate localities from the Early Pleistocene of Mygdonia Basin (Macedonia, Greece): Preliminary results". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (5): 353–362. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.004. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  5. Croitor, Roman; Robinson, Chris (10 June 2020). "A revision of "Cervus" punjabiensis Brown, 1926 (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the Upper Siwaliks of Chandigarh, India". Quaternary International. 550: 147–158. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.04.020. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.


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