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Cervus canadensis merriami (Arizona elk)

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1902Cervus merriami Nelson
1936Cervus merriami Ayer p. 612
1978Cervus elaphus merriami Anderson and Barlow p. 69
2025Cervus canadensis merriami VerCauteren et al. p. 147

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Deuterostomia
phylumChordataHaeckel 1874
subphylumVertebrata
superclassGnathostomata
classOsteichthyes
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()
suborderRuminantiaScopoli 1777
Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
tribeCerviniGoldfuss 1820
genusCervus
speciescanadensisErxleben 1777
subspeciesmerriami(Nelson 1902)

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.

Cervus canadensis merriami Nelson 1902 [Arizona elk]
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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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, MacFadden et al. 1999, Nowak 1991

Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections: one only


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene - Holocene2.58 - 0.0USA (Texas) Cervus merriami (93258)