Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative combination: Cervus lucasi
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1927. The Pleistocene of the Western Region of North America and Its Vertebrated Animals 1-346
Belongs to Odocoileus according to G. V. Morejohn and D. C. Dailey 2004
See also Hay 1927 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Odocoileus brachydontus, Odocoileus brachyodontus, Odocoileus cascensis, Odocoileus cooki, Odocoileus dolichopsis, Odocoileus hemionus, Odocoileus laevicornis, Odocoileus peruvianus, Odocoileus rothschildi, Odocoileus salinae, Odocoileus sellardsiae, Odocoileus sheridanus, Odocoileus virginianus, Cariacus brachyceros, Paleoodocoileus salinae, Paleoodocoileus gracilis
Type specimen: USNM 11605, a partial skeleton
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Blancan of United States (5: Idaho)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Idaho)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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