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Morenelaphus

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Morenelaphus was named by Carette (1922). It is not extant.

It was assigned to Cervidae by Marshall and Sempere (1991); to Odocoileini by Grubb (2000); and to Odocoileinae by Hershkovitz (1982) and Zurita et al. (2004).

Species
M. brachyceros

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1922Pampaeocervus Carette
1922Morenelaphus Carette pp. 393-472
1929Habromeryx Cabrera
1982Morenelaphus Hershkovitz p. 8
1988Habromeryx Carroll
1991Morenelaphus Marshall and Sempere
2000Morenelaphus Grubb p. 302
2004Morenelaphus Zurita et al.

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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
—Telemetacarpalia
tribeOdocoileini(Pocock 1923)
genusMorenelaphusCarette 1922

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.

G. †Morenelaphus Carette 1922
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†Morenelaphus brachyceros Gervais and Ameghino 1880
Invalid names: Habromeryx Cabrera 1929 [synonym], Pampaeocervus Carette 1922 [synonym]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
partNmeanminimummaximummedians.d.
Antler height6118.946.0250.0158.0109.6
Antler diameter630.727.038.029.54.83

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

Age range: base of the Lujanian to the top of the Holocene or 0.78100 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (25 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) M. sp. (236301)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Paraguay M. brachyceros (71292)
Ensenadan1.75 - 0.4Argentina (Buenos Aires) M. sp. (213446)
Ensenadan - Lujanian1.75 - 0.012Argentina (Corrientes) M. brachyceros (71288)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay M. lujanensis, M. brachyceros (71274)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Buenos Aires) M. bonaerense, M. sp., M. lujanensis (198875) M. lujanensis, M. azpeitianus (71303) M. sp. (71347)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Uruguay (Colonia) M. sp. (226121)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Entre Ríos) M. brachyceros (203955 203956)
Lujanian0.781 - 0.012Argentina (Chaco) M. sp. (78577)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) M. sp. (124715 147598 148417 149093)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Buenos Aires) M. sp. (71316)
Late/Upper Pleistocene (glacial)0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grande do Sul) M. sp. (137180)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Formosa) M. sp. (114698)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Brazil (Rio Grand do Sul) M. sp. (211308)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Argentina (Sante Fé) M. sp. (213109)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Argentina (Buenos Aires) M. sp. (191127)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0Brazil (Tocantins) M. sp. (192091)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia (Chuquisaca) M. sp. (70705)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Bolivia M. sp. (71324)