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Cervoidea

Mammalia

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1988Cervoidea Carroll
2001Cervoidea Sach and Heizmann p. 35
2002Cervoidea Khan and Sarwar p. 140

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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()
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliamorpha
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
superfamilyCervoidea

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.

Superfm. †Cervoidea
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G. †Amphiprox Kaup 1839
G. †Boreameryx Dawson and Harington 2007
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†Boreameryx braskerudi Dawson and Harington 2007
Fm. Cervidae Gray 1821 [deer]
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G. †Agalmaceros Hoffstetter 1952
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†Agalmaceros blicki Frick 1937
Subfm. Alcinae Jerdon 1874
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G. †Libralces Azzaroli 1952
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†Libralces gallicus Azzaroli 1952
†Libralces minor Vislobokova 1986
†Libralces reynoldsi Azzaroli 1953
G. †Pseudalces Flerov 1962
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†Pseudalces mirandus Flerov 1962
G. †Anoglochis Croizet and Jobert 1826
G. †Bretzia Fry and Gustafson 1974
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†Bretzia nebrascensis Gunnell and Foral. 1994
†Bretzia pseudalces Fry and Gustafson 1974
Subfm. Capreolinae Brookes 1828
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Tr. †Alceini Brookes 1828
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G. Alces Gray 1821 [moose]
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Alces alces Linnaeus 1758 [moose]
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Invalid names: Alces muswa Richardson 1852 [synonym], Alces runnymedensis Hay 1923 [synonym], Cervus americanus Clinton 1822 [synonym]
†Alces americanus Jardine 1837
Alces machlis Gray 1821 [elk]
Invalid names: Alce Frisch 1775 [synonym], Alces shimeki Hay 1914 [nomen dubium], Alus Gray 1825 [nomen nudum]
G. Capreolus Gray 1821 [roe]
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Capreolus capreolus Linnaeus 1758 [European roe deer]
†Capreolus constantini Vislobokova et al. 1995
†Capreolus formosanus Shikama 1937
Capreolus pygargus Pallas 1771
G. †Cervavitus Chomenko 1913
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†Cervavitus cauvieri de Christol 1832
†Cervavitus fenqii Han 1987
†Cervavitus novorossiae Khomenko 1913
†Cervavitus shanxius Dong and Hu 1994
†Cervavitus ultimus Lin et al. 1978
Invalid names: Cervocerus Khomenko 1913 [synonym], Damacerus Khomenko 1913 [synonym], Metadicrocerus Schlosser 1924 [synonym], Procervus Alexejev 1913 [synonym]
Tr. Odocoileini Simpson 1945
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G. Blastoceros Fitzinger 1860
G. †Pliocervus Hilzheimer 1922
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†Pliocervus matheronis Gervais 1859
Invalid names: Ctenocerus Kretzoi 1941 [synonym], Ctenocervus Kretzoi 1968 [synonym]
G. †Procapreolus Schlosser 1929
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†Procapreolus cusanus Croizet and Jobert 1928
†Procapreolus florovi Korotkevich 1974
†Procapreolus graecus Azanza 1995
†Procapreolus latifrons Schlosser 1924
†Procapreolus loczyi Pohlig 1911
†Procapreolus ukrainicus Korotkevich 1965
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Invalid names: Procapreolus ucrainica Korotkevich 1963 [replaced]
G. Pudu Gray 1850 [pudus]
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Pudu mephistophiles de Winton 1896 [northern pudu]
Pudu puda Molina 1782 [southern pudu]
Invalid names: Pudua Garrod 1877 [synonym]
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G. Rangifer Hamilton-Smith 1827 [reindeer]
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Rangifer arcticus Richardson 1829
Rangifer caribou Gmelin 1788
Rangifer fennicus Lönnberg 1909
Rangifer tarandus Linnaeus 1758 [reindeer]
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Invalid names: Rangifer muscatinensis Leidy 1879 [synonym]
Invalid names: Capreolini [empty]
G. †Cervalces Scott 1885 [stag moose]
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†Cervalces latifrons Johnson 1874
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Invalid names: Cervalces alaskensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Cervalces borealis Bensley 1913 [synonym], Cervalces roosevelti Hay 1913 [synonym]
†Cervalces postremus Vangengeim and Flerov 1965
†Cervalces scotti Lydekker 1898
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Invalid names: Giraffa nebrascensis Matthew 1925 [synonym]
G. †Cervavitulus Kretzoi 1951
Tr. Cervina Gray 1825
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G. Coassus Gray 1825
G. Tarandus Gray 1825
Subfm. Cervinae Goldfuss 1820
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G. †Arvernoceros Heintz 1968
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†Arvernoceros ardei Croizet and Jobert 1828
Tr. Cervini Goldfuss 1820
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G. Axis Gray 1825
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Subg. Axis (Axis) Gray 1825
Subg. Axis (Hyelaphus) Bechst
Axis axis Erxleben 1777 [chital]
Axis kuhlii Müller 1840
Axis porcinus Zimmerman 1780
Invalid names: Cervavus Schlosser 1903 [synonym]
G. †Bohlinella Sprague 1939
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Invalid names: Deperetia Shikama 1936 [replaced], Nipponicervus Matsumoto [synonym]
G. Cervus Linnaeus 1758
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Subg. †Cervus (Cervequus) Lesson 1842
Subg. Cervus (Cervus) Linnaeus 1758
Subg. †Cervus (Deperetia) Shikama 1936
Subg. †Cervus (Elaphus) Owen 1844
Subg. †Cervus (Leptocervus) Capasso Barbato 1992
Subg. †Cervus (Megaceros) Owen 1844
Subg. †Cervus (Sika) Sclater 1870
Cervus albirostris Przewalski 1883
Cervus alfredi Sclater 1870
†Cervus anocerus Kaup 1839
†Cervus aristotelis Lydekker 1886
†Cervus australis de Serres 1838
†Cervus bertholdi Kaup 1839
Cervus bezoarticus Linnaeus 1758 [Pampas deer]
†Cervus brevitrabalis Cope 1889
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Invalid names: Alces semipalmatus Cope 1889 [synonym]
Cervus canadensis Erxleben 1777 [elk]
†Cervus cornaliai D'Erasmo 1933
†Cervus costrizensis Holl 1829
†Cervus curtocerus Kaup 1839
†Cervus dicranocerus Kaup 1839
Cervus elaphus Linnaeus 1758 [red deer]
†Cervus fortis Cope 1877
Cervus gouazoubira Fischer 1814
†Cervus latus Ameghino 1889
Cervus lydekkeri Martin 1888
Cervus mariannus Desmarest 1822
†Cervus mediterraneus Holl 1829
†Cervus mongoliae Gaudry 1872
†Cervus nanus Kaup 1839
†Cervus nestii Azzaroli 1947
Cervus nippon Temminck 1838
†Cervus obscurus Azzaroli 1953
†Cervus partschii Kaup 1839
†Cervus percultus Ameghino 1902
†Cervus perolensis Azzaroli 1952
†Cervus ruscinensis Depéret 1890
Cervus schomburgki Blythe 1863
†Cervus sedgwickii Leny 1902
†Cervus simplicidens Lydekker 1876
†Cervus sivalensis Lydekker 1876
Cervus timorensis Blainville 1822
†Cervus trigonocerus Kaup 1839
†Cervus triplidens Lydekker 1876
†Cervus tuberculatus Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Cervus unicolor Kerr 1792 [sambar]
Invalid names: Cervus aguangae Frick 1937 [nomen dubium], Cervus fortisi Cope 1878 [nomen dubium], Proboselaphus Matsumoto 1915 [synonym], Proboselaphus watasei Matsumoto 1915 [nomen dubium], Przewalskium Flerov 1930 [synonym]
G. Dama Frisch 1775 [fallow deer]
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†Cervus (Dama) somonensis Cuvier 1800
Dama dama Linnaeus 1758 [fallow deer]
†Dama eurygonos Azzaroli 1947
†Dama laevicornis Cope 1896
Dama mesopotamica Brooke 1875 [Persian fallow deer]
†Dama rhenana du Bois 1904
†Dama roberti Breda and Lister 2013
G. Elaphurus Milne-Edwards 1866 [Pere David's deer]
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†Elaphurus bifurcatus Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
Elaphurus davidianus Milne Edwards 1866
G. Panolia Pocock 1943
G. Rucervus Hodgson 1838
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Rucervus duvaucelii Cuvier 1823
Rucervus eldii M'Clelland 1842
G. Rusa Smith 1827
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†Cervus (Rusa) elegans Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Cervus (Rusa) leptodus Koken 1885
Rusa equina Cuvier 1825
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Invalid names: Cervus axis Raffles 1822 [replaced]
†Rusa kendengensis Dubois 1908
G. †Croizetoceros Heintz 1970
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†Croizetoceros pyrenaicus Mennecart et al. 2017
†Croizetoceros ramosus Croizet and Jobert 1828
G. †Eucladoceros Falconer 1868
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†Eucladoceros boulei Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
†Eucladoceros ctenoides Nesti 1841
†Eucladoceros dicranios Nesti 1841
†Eucladoceros tegulensis du Bois 1904
Tr. †Megacerini Viret 1961
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G. †Candiacervus Kuss 1975
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†Candiacervus cretensis Simonelli 1907
†Candiacervus devosi van der Geer 2018
†Candiacervus dorothensis Capasso Barbato 1992
†Candiacervus listeri van der Geer 2018
†Candiacervus major Capasso Barbato and Petronio 1986
†Candiacervus reumeri van der Geer 2018
G. †Neomegaloceros Korotkevitsch 1971
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†Neomegaloceros gracilis Korotkevitsch 1971
G. †Orchonoceros Vislobokova 1979
G. †Sinomegaceros Chow et al. 1965
G. †Megaceroides Joleaud 1914
G. †Megaloceros Brookes 1828 [Irish elk]
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†Megaloceros algericus Lydekker 1890
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Invalid names: Cervus pachygenys Pommel 1829 [synonym]
†Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799
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Invalid names: Megaceros Owen 1844 [synonym]
G. †Metacervocerus Dietrich 1935
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†Metacervocerus pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al. 2017
†Metacervocerus rhenanus Dubois 1904
†Metacervocerus shansius Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
Invalid names: Pseudodama Azzaroli 1992 [synonym]
Tr. Muntiacini Pockock 1923
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G. Elaphodus Milne-Edwards 1872
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Elaphodus cephalophus Milne-Edwards 1872
G. †Eostylocerus Zdansky 1925
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†Eostylocerus blainvillei Zdansky 1925
†Eostylocerus hezhengensis Deng et al. 2014
†Eostylocerus triangularis Zdansky 1925
G. †Euprox Stehlin 1928
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†Euprox altus Wang and Zhang 2011
†Euprox furcatus Hensel 1859
†Euprox grandis Hou 2015
†Euprox robustus Dong et al. 2003
G. Megamuntiacus Tuoc et al. 1994
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Megamuntiacus vuquangensis Tuoc et al. 1994
G. Muntiacus Rafinesque 1815 [muntjak]
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Muntiacus atherodes Groves and Grubb 1982 [Bornean yellow muntjac]
†Muntiacus bohlini Teilhard de Chardin 1940
Muntiacus crinifrons Sclater 1885
Muntiacus feae Thomas and Doria 1889 [Fea's muntjac]
†Muntiacus fenghoensis Chow 1956
Muntiacus gongshanensis Ma 1990 [Gongshan muntjac]
†Muntiacus lacustris Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
†Muntiacus leilaoensis Dong et al. 2004
Muntiacus montanus Robinson and Kloss 1918 [Sumatran muntjac]
Muntiacus moschatus Blainville 1816
Muntiacus muntjak Rafinesque 1815
†Muntiacus nanus Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
Muntiacus puhoatensis Trai 1997 [Puhoat muntjac]
Muntiacus putaoensis Amato et al. 1999 [leaf deer]
Muntiacus reevesi Ogliby 1839
Muntiacus rooseveltorum Osgood 1932 [Roosevelt's muntjac]
Muntiacus truongsonensis Giao and Tuoc 1998 [Truong Son muntjac]
Muntiacus vuquangensis Tuoc et al. 1994 [Large-antlered muntjac]
†Muntiacus zhaotongensis Dong et al. 2014
Invalid names: Cervulus de Blainville 1816 [synonym]
G. †Praedama Portis 1920
G. †Praeelaphus Portis 1920
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†Praeelaphus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Praeelaphus etueriarum Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Praeelaphus perrieri Croizet and Jobert 1828
G. †Praesinomegaceros Vislobokova 1983
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†Praesinomegaceros asiaticus Vislobokova 1983
†Praesinomegaceros bakri Croitor et al. 2021
†Praesinomegaceros venustus Vislobokova 2009
G. †Torontoceros Churcher and Peterson 1982
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†Torontoceros hypogaeus Churcher and Peterson 1982
G. †Cervodama Pidoplichko and Flerov 1952
G. †Charitoceros Hoffstetter 1963
G. †Eocoileus Webb 2000
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†Eocoileus gentryorum Webb 2000
G. †Euctenoceros Trouessart 1898
G. †Eumeryx Matthew and Granger 1924
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†Eumeryx culminis Matthew and Granger 1924
†Eumeryx imbellis Vislobokova 1983
G. †Furcifer Wagner 1844
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†Furcifer bisulcus Molina 1782
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Invalid names: Capreolus leucotis Gray 1849 [synonym], Cervus (Cervequus) andicus Lesson 1842 [synonym], Cervus (Furcifer) antisiensis d'Orbigny 1834 [synonym], Cervus chilensis Gay and Gervais 1846 [synonym]
†Furcifer seleniticus Ameghino 1888
†Furcifer sulcatus Ameghino 1882
G. †Lucentia Azanza and Montoya 1995
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†Lucentia iberica Azanza and Montoya 1995
†Lucentia pierensis Thomas 1951
G. †Metacervulus Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert 1937
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Tr. Moschina Gray 1825
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G. Memina Fischer de Waldheim 1813
G. †Nemomeryx Morea 1981
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†Nemomeryx vyaensis Morea 1981
G. †Palaeoplatyceros Hernandez-Pacheco 1913
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†Palaeoplatyceros hispanicus Hernandez-Pacheco 1913
G. †Paracervulus Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
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†Paracervulus australis Serres 1832
G. †Praemegaceros Portis 1920
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Subg. †Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) Radulesco and Samson 1967
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Invalid names: Cervus (Anoglokis) Robert 1830 [synonym]
†Praemegaceros verticornis Dawkins 1872
Invalid names: Allocaenelaphus Radulesco and Samson 1967 [synonym], Praerangifer Portis 1920 [synonym], Psecupsoceros Radulesco and Samson 1967 [synonym], Tamanalces Vereshchagin 1957 [synonym]
G. Pseudaxis Gray 1872
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G. Hydropotes Swinhoe 1870 [Chinese water deer]
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Hydropotes inermis Swinhoe 1870 [water deer]
Tr. Odocoileini Pocock 1923 [New World deer]
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G. Blastocerus Wagner 1844 [marsh deer]
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†Blastoceros azpeitianus Ameghino 1888
†Blastoceros campestris Cuvier 1817
†Blastoceros paludosus Desmarest 1822
Blastocerus dichotomus Illiger 1815 [marsh deer]
†Blastocerus extraneus Simpson 1928
Invalid names: Antifer Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Epieuryceros Ameghino 1889 [synonym], Paraceros Ameghino 1889 [synonym]
G. Hippocamelus Leuckart 1816 [huemuls]
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Subg. †Hippocamelus (Furcifer) Wagner 1844
Hippocamelus antisensis d'Orbigny 1834
G. Mazama Rafinesque 1817 [brocket deer]
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Mazama americana Erxleben 1777 [red brocket]
Mazama bororo Duarte 1996 [small red brocket deet]
Mazama bricenii Thomas 1908 [Merida brocket deer]
Mazama chunyi Hershkovitz 1959
Mazama nana Hensel 1872 [pygmy brocket deer]
Mazama nemorivaga Cuvier 1817 [Amazonian brown brocket deer]
Mazama pandora Merriam 1901 [Yucatan brocket deer]
Mazama rufina Pucheran 1851
Mazama temama Kerr 1792 [Central American red brocket]
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Invalid names: Mazama tema Rafinesque 1817 [synonym]
G. †Morenelaphus Carette 1922
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†Morenelaphus brachyceros Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Invalid names: Habromeryx Cabrera 1929 [synonym], Pampaeocervus Carette 1922 [synonym]
G. Odocoileus Rafinesque 1832
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Odocoileus hemionus Rafinesque 1817 [mule deer]
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Invalid names: Cariacus ensifer Cope 1889 [synonym], Odocoileus cascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Odocoileus columbianus Merriam 1898 [synonym]
†Odocoileus lucasi Hay 1927
†Odocoileus peruvianus Gray 1874
†Odocoileus salinae Frick 1937
Odocoileus virginianus Zimmermann 1780 [white-tailed deer]
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Invalid names: Odocoileus cooki Frick 1937 [synonym], Odocoileus sheridanus Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Cariacus Lesson 1842 [synonym], Navahoceros Kurten 1975 [nomen nudum], Odocoileus brachydontus Oelrich 1953 [nomen dubium], Odocoileus brachyodontus Oelrich 1953 [nomen dubium], Paleoodocoileus Spillmann 1931 [synonym], Protomazama Spillmann 1931 [synonym]
G. Ozotoceros Ameghino 1891
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Ozotoceros bezoarticus Linné 1758 [Pampas deer]
G. †Pavlodaria Vislobokova 1980
G. †Rohnia Castellanos 1957
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†Rohnia minuta Rohn 1951
Invalid names: Pudini Pocock 1923 [empty]
Invalid names: Cervulinae [empty], Cervus guineensis Linnaeus 1758 [nomen dubium], Plesiometacarpalia [empty], Pliocervinae Symeonidis 1974 [empty], Sangamona Hay 1920 [nomen vanum], Sangamona fugitiva Hay 1920 [nomen vanum], Surameryx Prothero et al. 2014 [nomen dubium], Surameryx acrensis Prothero et al. 2014 [nomen dubium]
Fm. †Dromomerycidae Frick 1937
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Tr. †Cranioceratini Frick 1937
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G. †Barbouromeryx Frick 1937
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Subg. †Barbouromeryx (Barbouromeryx) Frick 1937
†Barbouromeryx cursor Cook 1922
†Barbouromeryx trigonocorneus Barbour and Schultz 1934
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) sweeti Frick 1937 [synonym], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) marslandensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Parablastomeryx galushi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Barbouromeryx (Probarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup], Barbouromeryx (Protobarbouromeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Bouromeryx Skinner et al. 1977
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†Bouromeryx americanus Douglass 1899
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Invalid names: Barbouromeryx nebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx milleri Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx pseudonebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Bouromeryx supernebrascensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx parvus Cook 1922 [synonym], Palaeomeryx madisonius Douglass 1899 [synonym]
†Bouromeryx submilleri Frick 1937
G. †Cranioceras Matthew 1918
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†Cranioceras pawniensis Frick 1937
†Cranioceras teres Cope 1874
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Invalid names: Cranioceras clarendonensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Cranioceras dakotensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
†Cranioceras unicornis Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Cranioceras granti Frick 1937 [synonym], Cranioceras mefferdi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Pediomeryx Stirton 1936
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†Pediomeryx hemphillensis Stirton 1936
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Invalid names: Procoileus edensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Yumaceras falkenbachi Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Procranioceras Frick 1937
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G. †Yumaceras Frick 1937
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†Yumaceras figginsi Frick 1937
†Yumaceras hamiltoni Webb 1983
†Yumaceras ruminalis Stirton 1939
Tr. †Dromomerycini Frick 1937
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G. †Drepanomeryx Sinclair 1915
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†Drepanomeryx falciformis Sinclair 1915
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Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) matthewi Frick 1937 [synonym]
Invalid names: Drepanomeryx (Drepanomeryx) Sinclair 1915 [invalid subgroup], Drepanomeryx (Matthomeryx) Frick 1937 [invalid subgroup]
G. †Dromomeryx Douglass 1909
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†Dromomeryx borealis Cope 1877
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Invalid names: Dromomeryx pawniensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Dromomeryx whitfordi Sinclair 1915 [synonym]
G. †Rakomeryx Frick 1937
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†Rakomeryx sinclairi Matthew 1918
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx gazini Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx jorakianus Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx raki Frick 1937 [synonym], Rakomeryx yermonensis Frick 1937 [synonym]
G. †Subdromomeryx Frick 1937
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Invalid names: Rakomeryx kinseyi Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx scotti Frick 1937 [synonym], Subdromomeryx wilsoni Frick 1937 [synonym]
Fm. Lagomerycidae Pilgrim 1941
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Tr. Dicrocerini Simpson 1945
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G. †Dicrocerus Lartet 1837
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†Dicrocerus elegans Lartet 1837
G. †Heteroprox Schaub 1928
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†Heteroprox eggeri Rössner 2010
†Heteroprox larteti Filhol 1890
Tr. Lagomerycini Pilgrim 1941
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G. †Lagomeryx Roger 1904
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†Lagomeryx colberti Young 1937
†Lagomeryx complicidens Young 1964
†Lagomeryx manai Suraprasit et al. 2014
†Lagomeryx parvulus Roger 1898
†Lagomeryx ruetimeyeri Thenius 1949
†Lagomeryx tsaidamensis Bohlin 1937
G. †Ligeromeryx Azanza and Ginsburg 1997
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†Ligeromeryx praestans Stehlin 1937
G. †Paradicrocerus Gabunia 1959
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†Paradicrocerus brevistephanos Baschanov and Nurumov 1955
†Paradicrocerus flerovi Gabuniya 1959
G. †Stephanocemas Colbert 1936
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†Stephanocemas actauensis Abdrachmanova 1993
†Stephanocemas aralensis Beliajeva 1974
†Stephanocemas palmatus WANG et al. 2009
†Stephanocemas rucha Ginsburg and Ukkakimapan 1983
†Stephanocemas thomsoni Colbert 1936
Invalid names: Stephanoceras Colbert 1936 [replaced]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
Life habit: ground dwellingo
Diet: grazero
Diet 2: browsero
Reproduction: viviparoussubc
Created: 2005-08-26 14:03:05
Modified: 2005-09-19 12:23:23
Source: o = order, subc = subclass, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988, Lillegraven 1979, Nowak 1999

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Eocene to the top of the Holocene or 37.71000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 33.9 Ma

Collections (1669 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Late/Upper Eocene37.71 - 33.9Mongolia Eumeryx sp. (73781)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3China (Nei Mongol) Cervidae indet. (174915) Eumeryx culminis (174759) Eumeryx sp. (175386 175387)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia Eumeryx culminis (174754) Eumeryx sp. (75601)
Early/Lower Oligocene33.9 - 27.3Mongolia (Övörkhangai) Eumeryx culminis (180964 182116) Eumeryx imbellis (175171 180958) Eumeryx sp. (135793 180961 182118 182119 201185 201191) Eumeryx sp., Eumeryx imbellis (182117)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04China (Gansu) Eumeryx sp. (175388)
Late/Upper Oligocene27.3 - 23.04Türkiye (Anatolia) Cervoidea indet. (182502)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Nebraska) Barbouromeryx sp. (17843 28043) Blastomeryx cursor (17744)
Harrisonian23.1 - 18.5USA (Oregon) Dromomerycidae indet. (19037) Dromomerycinae indet. (170308)
Early/Lower Miocene23.04 - 15.98Germany Cervidae indet. (70361 70362) Lagomeryx sp., Cervidae indet. (70338)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Nebraska) Cranioceras sp. (18354)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Ukraine Procervus variabilis (75853)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France Lagomeryx sp., Euprox furcatus (200296)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Montana) Dromomerycinae indet. (19012) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx kinseyi (18969) Dromomeryx sp. (18919)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Austria Heteroprox sp., Euprox furcatus (63085)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333Kyrgyzstan (Osh) Cervidae indet. (239952)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Oregon) Dromomeryx borealis (18953 18995 19028) Dromomeryx borealis, Rakomeryx sinclairi (18994) Dromomeryx sp. (19063 19064)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (California) Bouromeryx americanus, Rakomeryx sinclairi (19426) Bouromeryx milleri (19258) Bouromeryx sp. (19577) Cranioceras sp. (19428) Dromomerycidae indet. (19425) Dromomeryx sp. (19294) Pediomeryx ruminalis (19459) Rakomeryx raki (19336 19427)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333France (Vaucluse) Pliocervus matheroni (201497)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (South Dakota) Cranioceras unicornis (18064)
Miocene23.04 - 5.333USA (Texas) Cranioceras clarendonensis (18312)