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Cervalces (stag moose)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervalces was named by Scott (1885). It is not extant. Its type is Cervus americanus.

It was synonymized subjectively with Alces by Geraads (1983), Geist (1987), Kahlke (1990) and Lister (1993).

It was assigned to Cervinae by Hay (1902); to Odocoileinae by Kurten and Anderson (1980); to Cervidae by Scott (1885), Carroll (1988), Shoshani et al. (1989) and Azzaroli (1994); to Alceini by Grubb (2000); and to Alcinae by Boeskorov (2005).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1885Cervalces Scott
1902Cervalces Hay p. 685
1980Cervalces Kurten and Anderson p. 317
1988Cervalces Carroll
1989Cervalces Shoshani et al. p. 436
1994Cervalces Azzaroli
2000Cervalces Grubb p. 302
2005Cervalces Boeskorov p. 33

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Life
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
Osteichthyes()
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
Tetrapoda
Reptiliomorpha
Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
Cotylosauria()
Amniota
subclassSynapsida
Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyCervidae
genusCervalcesScott 1885

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. †Cervalces Scott 1885 [stag moose]
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Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874
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Invalid names: Cervalces alaskensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Cervalces borealis Bensley 1913 [synonym], Cervalces roosevelti Hay 1913 [synonym]
Cervalces postremus Vangengeim and Flerov 1965
Cervalces scotti Lydekker 1898
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Invalid names: Giraffa nebrascensis Matthew 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
G. G. Boeskorov 2005Rostral partof skull extends forward much less than in Alces. The wide nasal processes of the premaxillary bones make contact with the nasal bones. Nasal bones are elongated, longer than the upper dental row. The cerebral section of the skull is wide and low. The ratio of cranium height from the lower edge of foramen magnum to maximal occipital width is usually less than 70%. A small prominence is present between the antlers.The orbits are much lower than the roof of the forehead. The antler beam is long or of average length
(length always exceeds beam circumference), and is slightly bent.