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Cervus (Dama) somonensis

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus somonensis was named by Cuvier (1800).

It was recombined as Cervus (Dama) somonensis by Boule and De Villeneuve (1927).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1800Cervus somonensis Cuvier
1927Cervus (Dama) somonensis Boule and De Villeneuve p. 39 figs. Pl 3, figs 4,5

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
RankNameAuthor
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyCervidae
Plesiometacarpalia
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
genusCervusFrisch 1775
subgenusDama
speciessomonensis(Cuvier 1800)

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.

Cervus (Dama) somonensis Cuvier 1800
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: Middle Pleistocene or 0.77400 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Italy (Verona) Dama somonensis (43645 43649 43653 43664)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129France (Pas de Calais) Cervus somonensis (49087)
Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene0.774 - 0.0117Monaco Cervus somonensis (191730)