†Pliocervus Hilzheimer 1922 (deer)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Synonyms: Ctenocerus Kretzoi 1941, Ctenocervus Kretzoi 1968
Parent taxon: Capreolinae according to R. Croitor 2014
See also Carroll 1988 and Grubb 2000
Sister taxa: Alceini, Capreolini, Capreolus, Cervavitus, Odocoileini, Procapreolus, Pudu, Rangiferini
Subtaxa: Pliocervus matheronis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Pliocene of Romania (1 collection), Ukraine (1)
• MN 13 of Moldova (1)
• Turolian of Bulgaria (4), Greece (3)
• Miocene of France (1), Greece (1), Iran (1), Italy (6), Türkiye (1)
Total: 20 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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