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Cervus ruscinensis

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus ruscinensis was named by Depéret (1890). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Villeneuve de la Raho, which is in a Zanclean/Piacenzian fluvial-lacustrine mudstone in France.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1890Cervus ruscinensis Depéret
1996Cervus ruscinensis Dong

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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()
familyCervidae
Plesiometacarpalia
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
genusCervus
speciesruscinensisDepéret 1890

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.

Cervus ruscinensis Depéret 1890
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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: grazerg
Reproduction: viviparousf
Created: 2009-01-04 11:01:15
Modified: 2009-01-04 13:01:25
Source: g = genus, f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, MacFadden et al. 1999, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Zanclean to the top of the Piacenzian or 5.33300 to 2.58800 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Zanclean - Piacenzian5.333 - 2.588France (Languedoc-Roussillon Region) Cervus ruscinensis (type locality: 36985)