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Paraceros avius

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus avius was named by Ameghino (1888).

It was recombined as Paraceros avius by Ameghino (1889).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1888Cervus avius Ameghino
1888Cervus intermedius Moreno p. 13
1888Cervus minor Moreno p. 13
1888Cervus patachonicus Moreno p. 13
1889Paraceros avius Ameghino p. 607

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
—Bilateria
—EubilateriaAx 1987
—Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
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
—Telemetacarpalia
tribeOdocoileini(Pocock 1923)
genusParacerosWagner 1844
speciesavius(Ameghino 1888)

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.

†Paraceros avius Ameghino 1888
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Invalid names: Cervus intermedius Moreno 1888 [synonym], Cervus minor Moreno 1888 [synonym], Cervus patachonicus Moreno 1888 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilep
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, subp = subphylum, p = phylum
References: Kiessling 2004, Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988
Collections
No collection or age range data are available