Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative combination: Cervus (Leptocervus) rethymnensis
Full reference: S. E. Kuss. 1975. Die pleistozänen Hirsche der ostmediterranen Inseln Kreta, Kasos, Karpatos und Rhodos (Griechenland). Berichte der Naturforschenden Gesellschaft zu Freiburg im Breisgau 65(1-2):25-79
Belongs to Candiacervus according to A. A. E. van der Geer 2018
See also Capasso Barbato 1992, de Vos 1996 and Kuss 1975
Sister taxa: Candiacervus cretensis, Candiacervus devosi, Candiacervus dorothensis, Candiacervus listeri, Candiacervus major, Candiacervus reumeri, Candiacervus ropalophorus
Type specimen: NHMH number unknown, a limb element (right metacarpal). Its type locality is Mavro Mouri IV, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Greece.
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (8 collections)
Total: 8 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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