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Taxonomy
Metacervulus was named by Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert (1937). It is not extant.
It was assigned to Cervidae by Carroll (1988).
It was assigned to Cervidae by Carroll (1988).
Species
Species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1937 | Metacervulus Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert |
| 1988 | Metacervulus Carroll |
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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. †Metacervulus Teilhard de Jardin and Trassaert 1937
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†Metacervulus lepidus Hu 1962
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
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| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Turolian to the top of the Early/Lower Pleistocene or 8.70000 to 0.78100 Ma
Collections (10 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Tortonian | China (Yunnan) | M. simplex, M. sp. (11798) | |
| MN 10 - MN 11 | China (Shaanxi) | M. sp. (78322) | |
| Turolian | China (Yunnan) | M. simplex, M. sp. (44220) M. sp. (44221 44222 44223 44224) | |
| Zanclean | Japan | M. astylodon (55664) | |
| Early/Lower Pleistocene | China (Anhui) | M. capreolinus (68380) | |
| Pleistocene | China (Yunnan) | M. capreolinus, M. attenuatus (36587) |