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Candiacervus ropalophorus

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Candiacervus ropalophorus was named by de Vos (1979). Its type specimen is RGM Ge4-46, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Gerani IV Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave horizon in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1979Candiacervus ropalophorus de Vos
1996Candiacervus ropalophorus de Vos

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeMegaceriniViret 1961
genusCandiacervus
speciesropalophorusde Vos 1979

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.

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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. de Vos 1996This is the smallest deer found so far in Crete. It had a withers height of about 40 cm. Characteristic of this species is that it has relatively shortened metapodials. The antlers are very peculiar; they are long (up to 77 cm) for such small animals. The antler has only a brow-tine, which is placed about 10cm from the burr; this is called sub-basilar. The occlusal surface of the tooth rows in middle-aged animals is flat and the teeth are rather hypsodont.