Rusa Smith 1827 (deer)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative spelling: Cervus (Rusa)

Parent taxon: Cervini according to P. Mackiewicz et al. 2022

See also Grubb 2000, Hassanin et al. 2012, Pitra et al. 2004, Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 and Zhang et al. 1980

Sister taxa: Axis, Bohlinella, Cervus, Dama, Elaphurus, Panolia, Rucervus

Subtaxa: Cervus (Rusa) elegans Cervus (Rusa) leptodus Rusa equina Rusa kendengensis

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Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of China (8 collections), Indonesia (3), Tajikistan (1)

• Pliocene to Pleistocene of China (1)

• Pliocene of China (1), Hungary (1), the Russian Federation (1)

• Neogene of Taiwan (1)

Total: 17 collections including 18 occurrences

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