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Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros)

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Taxonomy

Nesoleipoceros was named by Radulesco and Samson (1967).

It was reranked as Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) by Croitor (2006), Zoboli and Pillola (2017).

It was assigned to Praemegaceros by Croitor (2006), Zoboli and Pillola (2017).

Subtaxa

Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) cazioti, Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) solihacus

Species lacking formal opinion data

Praemegaceros carburangelensis, Praemegaceros cretensis, Praemegaceros ropalophorus, Praemegaceros solilhacus

Synonyms

Cervus (Anoglokis) was named by Robert (1830).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) by Croitor (2006).

It was assigned to Cervus by Robert (1830).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1830	Cervus (Anoglokis) Robert
2006	Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) Croitor p. 101
2017	Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) Zoboli and Pillola p. 250

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
superfamily	Cervoidea
family	Cervidae
genus	Praemegaceros	Portis 1920
subgenus	Nesoleipoceros	(Radulesco and Samson 1967)

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

Subg. †Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) Radulesco and Samson 1967

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†Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) cazioti Deperet 1897

†Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) solihacus Robert 1830

Invalid names: Cervus (Anoglokis) Robert 1830 [synonym]

Diagnosis

Reference	Diagnosis
R. Croitor 2006	Deer of medium or very large size. The proximal portion of the antler beam is cylindrical; the distal portion of the antler is compressed latero-medi- ally and normally ends with a palmation. The antler beam does not form a abrupt curvature in the area of the posterior tine. The subbasal tine is present as a vestigial knob or is completely absent. The basal tine is present and is inserted on the lateral side of the beam. The dorsal tine is missing. The middle tine is well-developed, compressed dorso-ven- trally and may form a small palmation. The posterior tine is normally present in the fully-grown antlers. The crown tines are inserted on the anterior and posterior side of the beam; the posterior tines normally form a palmation of variable size and shape. The lower fourth premolar normally is not molarised, or is occasionally fully molarised. Unlike the subgenera Orthogonoceros and Praemegaceros, the antlers of Nesoleipoceros have no dorsal tine; the beam does not form an abrupt curvature in the area of the posterior tine. P4 generally is more primitive if compared with the deer of the subgenera Orthogonoceros and Praemegaceros.