Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative combination: Cervus philisi
Full reference: B. Mennecart, D. DeMiguel, F. Bibi, G.E. Rossner, G. Metais, J.M. Neenan, S. Wang, G. Schulz, B. Muller and L. Costeur. 2017. Bony labyrinth morphology clarifies the origin and evolution of deer. Scientific Reports 7(13176)
Belongs to Metacervocerus according to B. Mennecart et al. 2017
See also Heintz 1970
Sister taxa: Metacervocerus pardinensis, Metacervocerus punjabiensis, Metacervocerus rhenanus, Metacervocerus shansius
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (1 collection), Croatia (2), France (5), Germany (1), Greece (1), Italy (2), Spain (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of France (1), Greece (1), Tajikistan (1)
• Pliocene of Greece (2), Hungary (4), the Russian Federation (1), Spain (1)
Total: 24 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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