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Cervalces scotti

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus scotti was named by Lydekker (1898) [replacement for Cervus americanus of Harlan 1825].

It was recombined as Alces scotti by Geraads (1983), Geist (1987), Kahlke (1990) and Lister (1993); it was recombined as Cervalces scotti by Scott (1913), Hay (1914), Frick (1937), Hibbard (1940), Azzaroli (1952), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Sher (1987), Churcher (1991), Azzaroli (1994) and Boeskorov (2005).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1898Cervus scotti Lydekker
1913Cervalces scotti Scott
1914Cervalces scotti Hay
1925Giraffa nebrascensis Matthew p. 33 figs. 14, 15
1937Cervalces scotti Frick
1940Cervalces scotti Hibbard p. 412
1952Cervalces scotti Azzaroli
1980Cervalces scotti Kurten and Anderson p. 317
1983Alces scotti Geraads
1987Alces scotti Geist
1987Cervalces scotti Sher
1990Alces scotti Kahlke
1991Cervalces scotti Churcher
1993Alces scotti Lister
1994Cervalces scotti Azzaroli
2005Cervalces scotti Boeskorov p. 48

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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
RankNameAuthor
—Mammaliaformes
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
familyCervidae
genusCervalcesScott 1885
speciesscotti(Lydekker 1898)

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.

†Cervalces scotti Lydekker 1898
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Invalid names: Giraffa nebrascensis Matthew 1925 [synonym]
Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
W. D. Matthew 1925 (Giraffa nebrascensis)The premolar is less quadrate that of the modern giraffe. It is proportioned much as Giraffa schlosseri, but the posterointernal crest is less than in the type figured by Schlosser. The size is equal Giraffa schlosseri or to a large modern giraffe.
Measurements
No measurements are available
Composition: phosphaticsubp
Environment: terrestrialo
Locomotion: actively mobilec
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, c = class, subp = subphylum
References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (9 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Kansas) Cervalces scotti (83056)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (South Carolina) Cervalces scotti (79923)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Virginia) Cervalces scotti (103358)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Illinois) Cervalces scotti (93209)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (late glacial)0.129 - 0.0117USA (Ohio) Cervalces scotti (82996 93334)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117USA (Michigan) Cervalces scotti (63150 63269)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0USA (Wisconsin) Cervalces scotti (190060)