Candiacervus cretensis Simonelli 1907 (deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combinations: Anoglochis cretensis, Cervus cretensis, Megaceros cretensis

Full reference: V. Simonelli. 1907. Mammiferi quaternari dell’isola di Candia. Memorie della Reale Accademia delle Scienze dell'Istituto di Bologna, Classe di Scienze Fisiche 4:455-471

Belongs to Candiacervus according to A. A. E. van der Geer 2018

See also de Vos 1996, Kotsakis et al. 1976, Kuss 1970, Kuss 1975 and Simonelli 1907

Sister taxa: Candiacervus devosi, Candiacervus dorothensis, Candiacervus listeri, Candiacervus major, Candiacervus rethymnensis, Candiacervus reumeri, Candiacervus ropalophorus

Type specimen: MGGC number unknown, a limb element (metacarpal)

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (3 collections)

Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence

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