Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative combinations: Cervus (Leptocervus) major, Cervus major
Full reference: L. Capasso Barbato and C. Petronio. 1986. Cervus major n. sp. of Bate Cave (Rethymnon, Crete). Atti della Accademia Nazionale dei Lincei. Classe di Scienze Fisiche, Matematiche e Naturali 18(2):59-100
Belongs to Candiacervus according to A. A. E. van der Geer 2018
See also Capasso Barbato 1992 and Capasso Barbato and Petronio 1986
Sister taxa: Candiacervus cretensis, Candiacervus devosi, Candiacervus dorothensis, Candiacervus listeri, Candiacervus rethymnensis, Candiacervus reumeri, Candiacervus ropalophorus
Type specimen: MPUR nr 30, a limb element (metatarsal)
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections)
Total: 2 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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