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Odocoileini (New World deer)

Mammalia - Cervidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1923Odocoileinae Pocock
1980Odocoileinae Kurten and Anderson p. 310
1982Odocoileinae Hershkovitz p. 8
1992Odocoileinae Webb p. 409
2000Odocoileini Grubb p. 302
2003Odocoileini Hassanin and Douzery p. 223
2008Odocoileinae Agnarsson and May-Collado p. 978 figs. Fig. 5

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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
—Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
—Telemetacarpalia
tribeOdocoileini(Pocock 1923)
tribeOdocoileini(Pocock 1923)

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.

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
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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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†Odocoileus virginianus aplodon Slaughter and Crook 1962
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]
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, Hendy et al. 2009, Carroll 1988

Age range

Maximum range based only on fossils: base of the Late/Upper Pliocene to the top of the Holocene or 3.60000 to 0.00000 Ma
Minimum age of oldest fossil (stem group age): 2.588 Ma

Collections (371 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Chihuahua) Odocoileus sp. (20074)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Arizona) Odocoileus sp. (19638 19645 19654)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8Mexico (Sonora) Odocoileus sp. (20322)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Texas) Odocoileus brachyodontus (20031) Odocoileus sp. (20033 20038 20047 20049 20052)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8El Salvador Mazama sp., Odocoileus virginianus (70118)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (New Mexico) Odocoileus brachyodontus (19982) Odocoileus sp., Navahoceros lascrucensis (19973)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Idaho) Cervus lucasi (19912) Cervus sp. (19911 19913 19921) Odocoileus lucasi (19767)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (California) Navahoceros sp. (20117) Navahoceros sp., Odocoileus sp. (20121) Odocoileus sp. (19668 19714 20119 20120 20122)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Kansas) Odocoileus brachyodontus (19931 19936)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Washington) Cervidae indet. (20062)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Florida) Odocoileus sp. (19764) Odocoileus virginianus (19752 19753 19754 113275)
Blancan4.9 - 1.8USA (Nevada) Odocoileus sp. (20006 20009)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Mexico (Sonora) Odocoileus virginianus (231945)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Argentina (Buenos Aires) Antifer crassus (53926)
Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene3.6 - 0.781USA (Idaho) Cervus lucasi (227943)
Gelasian2.588 - 1.806USA (Florida) Odocoileus virginianus (19758 20384)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781USA (Florida) Odocoileus virginianus (19750 98313)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Bolivia (Tarija ) Hippocamelus incognitus (70673)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (Florida) Odocoileus virginianus (227368)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117USA (West Virginia) Odocoileus virginianus (79661 124319)