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Taxonomy
Megaloceros (Megaceroides) was named by Joleaud (1914).
It was reranked as Megaceroides by Azzaroli and Mazza (1992) and Grubb (2000); it was synonymized subjectively with Megaloceros by Gentry (2010).
It was assigned to Megaloceros by Joleaud (1914); to Cervidae by Azzaroli and Mazza (1992); and to Cervini by Grubb (2000).
It was reranked as Megaceroides by Azzaroli and Mazza (1992) and Grubb (2000); it was synonymized subjectively with Megaloceros by Gentry (2010).
It was assigned to Megaloceros by Joleaud (1914); to Cervidae by Azzaroli and Mazza (1992); and to Cervini by Grubb (2000).
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
Year | Name and author |
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1914 | Megaloceros (Megaceroides) Joleaud |
1992 | Megaceroides Azzaroli and Mazza |
2000 | Megaceroides Grubb p. 302 |
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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. †Megaceroides Joleaud 1914
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
References: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991 |
Age range: base of the Calabrian to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 1.80000 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (5 total)
Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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Early/Lower Pleistocene | Spain (Granada) | Megaloceros solilhacus (34943) Praemegaceros solilhacus (34898) | |
Early/Lower Pleistocene | Italy (Perugia) | Eucladoceros dicranios (44145) | |
Calabrian | Italy | M. verticornis (49239) | |
Middle Pleistocene | Italy | M. solilhacus (38314) |