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Taxonomy
Cervus alces was named by Linnaeus (1758). It is extant.
It was recombined as Alces alces by Hay (1902), Thomas (1911), Lydekker (1915), Peterson (1955), Wilson (1967), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Churcher (1991), Boeskorov (2006), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).
It was recombined as Alces alces by Hay (1902), Thomas (1911), Lydekker (1915), Peterson (1955), Wilson (1967), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Churcher (1991), Boeskorov (2006), Agnarsson and May-Collado (2008).
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonyms
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Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1758 | Cervus alces Linnaeus |
| 1822 | Cervus americanus Clinton |
| 1852 | Alces muswa Richardson |
| 1902 | Alces alces Hay p. 685 |
| 1902 | Cervalces americanus Hay p. 685 |
| 1911 | Alces alces Thomas p. 151 |
| 1915 | Alces alces Lydekker p. 230 |
| 1915 | Alces alces americanus Lydekker p. 234 |
| 1923 | Alces runnymedensis Hay |
| 1955 | Alces alces Peterson |
| 1967 | Alces alces Wilson p. 219 |
| 1980 | Alces alces Kurten and Anderson p. 316 |
| 1991 | Alces alces Churcher |
| 2006 | Alces alces Boeskorov p. 6 |
| 2008 | Alces alces Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 974 figs. Fig. 5 |
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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.
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]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988 | |||||
Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (19 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Early/Lower Pleistocene | Germany (Thüringen) | Alces alces (43020 45065) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Verona) | Alces alces (43657) | |
| Middle Pleistocene - Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Trieste) | Alces alces (43702) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Wyoming) | Alces alces (93277) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Italy (Vicenza) | Alces alces (43689) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Netherlands | Alces alces (82530) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Virginia) | Alces alces (104697) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | Russian Federation (Respublika Saha (Jakutija)) | Alces alces (48587) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene | USA (Michigan) | Alces alces (63150 200627 200641) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial) | USA (Indiana) | Cervus americanus (74142) | |
| Holocene | Russian Federation | Alces alces (171637) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Quebec) | Alces alces (221970 224189) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Ontario) | Alces alces (221863) | |
| Holocene | Canada (Northwest Territories) | Alces alces (228921) | |
| Holocene | Netherlands | Alces alces (55533) |