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Taxonomy
Cervus major was named by Capasso Barbato and Petronio (1986). Its type specimen is MPUR nr 30, a limb element (metatarsal), and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Bate Cave, which is in a Pleistocene cave sandstone in Greece.
It was recombined as Cervus (Leptocervus) major by Capasso Barbato (1992); it was recombined as Candiacervus major by van der Geer (2018).
It was recombined as Cervus (Leptocervus) major by Capasso Barbato (1992); it was recombined as Candiacervus major by van der Geer (2018).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1986 | Cervus major Capasso Barbato and Petronio |
| 1992 | Cervus (Leptocervus) major Capasso Barbato |
| 2018 | Candiacervus major van der Geer |
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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 major Capasso Barbato and Petronio 1986
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma
Collections (2 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Greece (Crete) | Cervus major (94325) | |
| Pleistocene | Greece (Crete) | Megaceros cretensis (183122) |