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Megaloceros giganteus

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus giganteus was named by Blumenbach (1799).

It was synonymized subjectively with Alces (Megaceros) fossilis by Allen (1895); it was recombined as Megaloceros giganteus by Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008), Gentry (2010).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
M. dawkinsi, M. verticornis

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1799Cervus giganteus Blumenbach
2008Megaloceros giganteus Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5
2010Megaloceros giganteus Gentry p. 821

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Osteichthyes()
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
genusMegalocerosBrookes 1828
speciesgiganteus(Blumenbach 1799)

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.

†Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingf
Diet: grazerf
Diet 2: browserf
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2005-06-08 10:11:09
Modified: 2005-09-22 12:03:17
Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (14 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Messinian - Early/Lower Pleistocene7.246 - 0.781Netherlands Megaloceros giganteus (189573)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Netherlands Megaloceros giganteus (189574)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (Valencia) Megaloceros giganteus (221420 221421 221424 221425 221426)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Netherlands Megaloceros giganteus (82530 109703)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Drama) Megaloceros giganteus (204391)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Hungary (Barany) Megaloceros giganteus (197461)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Megaloceros giganteus (93828 96782)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Thessalia) Megaloceros giganteus (204397)