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Cervalces latifrons

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Taxonomy

Cervus latifrons was named by Johnson (1874).

It was recombined as Alces latifrons by Dawkins (1887), Reynolds (1934), Kahlke (1956), Kahlke (1960), Kahlke (1965), Kahlke (1969), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Heintz and Poplin (1981) and Geraads (1983); it was recombined as Libralces latifrons by Azzaroli (1952), Vislobokova (1986); it was recombined as Cervalces latifrons by Sher (1987), Azzaroli (1994), Boeskorov (2005).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data

C. gallicus

Synonyms

Cervalces alaskensis was named by Frick (1937).

It was synonymized subjectively with Alces latifrons by Harington (1977), Kurten and Anderson (1980), Kahlke (1990), Churcher (1991), Lister (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Cervalces scotti by Churcher and Pinsof (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Cervalces latifrons by Azzaroli (1994).
Cervalces borealis was named by Bensley (1913).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cervalces scotti by Hibbard (1940), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Churcher and Pinsof (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Alces latifrons by Kahlke (1990), Churcher (1991), Lister (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Cervalces latifrons by Azzaroli (1994).
Cervalces roosevelti was named by Hay (1913).

It was synonymized subjectively with Cervalces scotti by Hibbard (1940), Kurten and Anderson (1980) and Churcher and Pinsof (1988); it was synonymized subjectively with Alces latifrons by Kahlke (1990), Churcher (1991), Lister (1993); it was synonymized subjectively with Cervalces latifrons by Azzaroli (1994).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1874	Cervus latifrons Johnson
1887	Alces latifrons Dawkins
1913	Cervalces borealis Bensley
1913	Cervalces roosevelti Hay
1934	Alces latifrons Reynolds
1937	Cervalces alaskensis Frick
1952	Libralces latifrons Azzaroli
1956	Alces latifrons Kahlke
1960	Alces latifrons Kahlke
1965	Alces latifrons Kahlke
1969	Alces latifrons Kahlke
1980	Alces latifrons Kurten and Anderson p. 315
1981	Alces latifrons Heintz and Poplin
1983	Alces latifrons Geraads
1986	Libralces latifrons Vislobokova p. 239
1987	Cervalces latifrons Sher
1994	Cervalces latifrons Azzaroli
2005	Cervalces latifrons Boeskorov p. 33

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
superfamily	Cervoidea
family	Cervidae
genus	Cervalces	Scott 1885
species	latifrons	(Johnson 1874)

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 latifrons Johnson 1874

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Invalid names: Cervalces alaskensis Frick 1937 [synonym], Cervalces borealis Bensley 1913 [synonym], Cervalces roosevelti Hay 1913 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available

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: Nowak 1991, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Late/Upper Pleistocene or 2.58000 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (17 total)

Time interval	Ma	Country or state	Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	Russian Federation (Western Transbaikalia)	Alces latifrons (40266)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	United Kingdom (England)	Cervus latifrons (77751)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	Greece (Peloponnisos)	Cervalces latifrons (34766)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)	Alces latifrons (50000)
Early/Lower Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.774	Germany (Baden-Wurttemberg)	Alces latifrons (35906)
Pleistocene	2.58 - 0.0117	Germany (Thuringia)	Alces latifrons (22728)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	United Kingdom (Norfolk)	Alces latifrons (49816)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Germany (Rheinland-Pfalz)	Alces latifrons (50196 50198)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Germany (Niedersachsen)	Alces latifrons (50248)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Germany (Bayern)	Alces latifrons (36220)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg)	Alces latifrons (50199)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Germany (Sachsen-Anhalt)	Alces latifrons (36206)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Netherlands	Alces latifrons, Cervalces latifrons (109704)
Middle Pleistocene	0.774 - 0.129	Czechia	Alces latifrons (36214)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Oklahoma)	Cervalces roosevelti (216271)
Late/Upper Pleistocene	0.129 - 0.0117	USA (Illinois)	Cervalces roosevelti (93486)