†Cervus (Rusa) elegans Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 (deer)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Full reference: P. Teilhard de Chardin and J. Piveteau. 1930. Les mammifères fossiles de Nihowan (Chine). Annales de Paléontologie 19:1-154
Belongs to Cervus (Rusa) according to P. Teilhard de Chardin and J. Piveteau 1930
Sister taxa: Cervus (Rusa) leptodus, Rusa equina, Rusa kendengensis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Nihowan, N of Sanggan River, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in China
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (2 collections)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of China (1)
Total: 3 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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