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Cervus (Sika)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus (Sika) was named by Sclater (1870). It is not extant. It is considered to be a form taxon.

It was assigned to Cervus by Sclater (1870).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1870Cervus (Sika) Sclater

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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
subgenusSikaSclater 1870

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.

Subg. †Cervus (Sika) Sclater 1870
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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 Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (8 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (Miao-li) Cervus taiouanus (76859)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (N/A) Cervus taevanus, Cerves sp., Cervus sintikuensis (208234)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan (Taichung) Cervus taiouanus (76862)
Neogene23.03 - 2.58Taiwan Cervus taiouanus (76865)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Yunnan) Cervus sp. (78193)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Taiwan (N/A) Cervus sintikuensis (208978)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Taiwan (Tainan) Cervus taiouanus (76844)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Japan (Osaka) Cervus paleozoensis, Cervus greyi (96898)