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Taxonomy
Cervus (Metacervocerus) was named by Dietrich (1935).
It was reranked as Metacervocerus by Grubb (2000), Croitor (2014), Croiter and Robinson (2020).
It was assigned to Cervus by Dietrich (1935); to Cervini by Grubb (2000); and to Cervinae by Croitor (2014), Croiter and Robinson (2020).
It was reranked as Metacervocerus by Grubb (2000), Croitor (2014), Croiter and Robinson (2020).
It was assigned to Cervus by Dietrich (1935); to Cervini by Grubb (2000); and to Cervinae by Croitor (2014), Croiter and Robinson (2020).
Subtaxa
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1935 | Cervus (Metacervocerus) Dietrich p. 265 |
| 1992 | Pseudodama Azzaroli |
| 2000 | Metacervocerus Grubb p. 302 |
| 2014 | Metacervocerus Croitor p. 130 |
| 2020 | Metacervocerus Croiter and Robinson |
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If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.
G. †Metacervocerus Dietrich 1935
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†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
Invalid names: Pseudodama Azzaroli 1992 [synonym]
Diagnosis
| Reference | Diagnosis | |
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| R. Croiter and C. Robinson 2020 | The braincase is long and
little flexed. The pedicles are rather long (the pedicle length is not shorter than pedicle diameter) and sloped backward. The orbitofrontal region is short; the anterior edge of eye sockets reaches the level of M2. The size of orbits is normal. The bulla tympani are large and rounded. The basioccipital bone is broadened at its pharyngeal tuberosities. The upper molars have a well-developed or rudimentary cingulum. The lingual wall of upper molars is strongly oblique. The angle between the lingual and labial walls of the upper molars is wider than 40°. The upper premolar series is relatively long: the premolar/molar series ratio is higher than 70%. The upper canines are missing. The morphology of P4 is primitive and not molarized. The antlers are three-pointed, with a basal tine situated distantly from the burr (the distance being not less than the antler beam diameter). The distal bifurcation is oriented in the parasagittal plane. The posterior tine of the distal bifurcation of the antlers is longer and stronger than the anterior one. The antler surface is not pearled |