Elaphurus Milne-Edwards 1866 (Pere David's deer)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative spelling: Cervus (Elaphurus)
Parent taxon: Cervini according to P. Mackiewicz et al. 2022
See also Agnarsson and May-Collado 2008, Carroll 1988, Grubb 2000, Hassanin et al. 2012, Pitra et al. 2004 and Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Sister taxa: Axis, Bohlinella, Cervus, Croizetoceros, Dama, Eucladoceros, Panolia, Rucervus, Rusa
Subtaxa: Elaphurus bifurcatus Elaphurus davidianus
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Japan (1), Taiwan (2)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of China (1), Tajikistan (1)
• Pliocene of Tajikistan (1)
Total: 7 collections including 10 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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