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Candiacervus ropalophorus

Mammalia - 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
—Eugnathostomata
—Teleostomi(Bonaparte 1836)
subclassSarcopterygii()
subclassDipnotetrapodomorpha(Nelson 2006)
subclassTetrapodomorpha()
—Tetrapoda
—Reptiliomorpha
—Anthracosauria
subclassAmphibiosauriaKuhn 1967
—Cotylosauria()
—Amniota
subclassSynapsida
—Therapsida()
infraorderCynodontia()
—Mammaliamorpha
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
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.
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Kiessling 2004

Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.58 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Candiacervus ropalophorus (182811 192442 192443 204189)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Candiacervus ropalophorus (type locality: 182810 202327 204038 204039)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Crete) Candiacervus ropalophorus (192961)