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Candiacervus cretensis

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Anoglochis cretensis was named by Simonelli (1907). Its type specimen is MGGC number unknown, a limb element (metacarpal), and it is a 3D body fossil.

It was recombined as Cervus cretensis by Kuss (1970); it was recombined as Megaceros cretensis by Kotsakis et al. (1976); it was recombined as Candiacervus cretensis by Kuss (1975), de Vos (1996) and van der Geer (2018).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1907Anoglochis cretensis Simonelli
1970Cervus cretensis Kuss
1975Candiacervus cretensis Kuss p. 28
1976Megaceros cretensis Kotsakis et al.
1996Candiacervus cretensis de Vos
2018Candiacervus cretensis van der Geer

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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
genusCandiacervus
speciescretensis()

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.

†Candiacervus cretensis Simonelli 1907
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
J. de Vos 1996This species had a withers height of about 65 cm.The legs were also shortened, but to a lesser degree than the previous species.
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 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (3 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Candiacervus cretensis (192442 192443)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Candiacervus cretensis (92902)