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Praemegaceros

Osteichthyes - Cervidae

Taxonomy

Praemegaceros was named by Portis (1920).

It was assigned to Cervini by Grubb (2000); to Megacerini by Vislobokova (2009), Vislobokova (2013); to Cervinae by Croitor (2014); and to Cervidae by Carroll (1988), Zoboli and Pillola (2017).

Species

P. (Nesoleipoceros) (syn. Cervus (Anoglokis)), P. (Orthogonoceros), P. (Praemegaceros), P. verticornis

Species lacking formal opinion data

P. carburangelensis, P. cretensis, P. ropalophorus, P. solilhacus

Synonyms

Praerangifer was named by Portis (1920).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praemegaceros by Croitor (2006).
Tamanalces was named by Vereshchagin (1957).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praemegaceros by Croitor (2006).
Allocaenelaphus was named by Radulesco and Samson (1967).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praemegaceros by Croitor (2006).
Psecupsoceros was named by Radulesco and Samson (1967).

It was synonymized subjectively with Praemegaceros by Croitor (2006).

Synonymy list

Year	Name and author
1920	Praerangifer Portis
1920	Praemegaceros Portis p. 137
1957	Tamanalces Vereshchagin
1967	Allocaenelaphus Radulesco and Samson
1967	Psecupsoceros Radulesco and Samson
1988	Praemegaceros Carroll
2000	Praemegaceros Grubb p. 302
2009	Praemegaceros Vislobokova p. 398
2013	Praemegaceros Vislobokova p. 887
2014	Praemegaceros Croitor p. 135
2017	Praemegaceros Zoboli and Pillola p. 250

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Rank	Name	Author
kingdom	Animalia	()
—	Bilateria
—	Eubilateria	Ax 1987
—	Deuterostomia
phylum	Chordata	Haeckel 1874
subphylum	Vertebrata
superclass	Gnathostomata
class	Osteichthyes
subclass	Sarcopterygii	()
subclass	Dipnotetrapodomorpha	(Nelson 2006)
subclass	Tetrapodomorpha	()
—	Tetrapoda
—	Reptiliomorpha
—	Anthracosauria
subclass	Amphibiosauria	Kuhn 1967
—	Cotylosauria	()
—	Amniota
subclass	Synapsida
—	Therapsida	()
infraorder	Cynodontia	()
—	Mammaliamorpha

Rank	Name	Author
—	Mammaliaformes
class	Mammalia
—	Cladotheria
—	Zatheria
subclass	Tribosphenida	()
subclass	Theria
—	Eutheria	()
—	Placentalia
—	Boreoeutheria
—	Laurasiatheria
—	Scrotifera
—	Euungulata
—	Artiodactylamorpha
—	Artiodactyla	()
—	Ruminantiamorpha
—	Ruminantia	(Scopoli 1777)
—	Pecora	()
superfamily	Cervoidea
family	Cervidae
genus	Praemegaceros	Portis 1920

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. †Praemegaceros Portis 1920

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Subg. †Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) Radulesco and Samson 1967

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†Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) cazioti Deperet 1897

†Praemegaceros (Nesoleipoceros) solihacus Robert 1830

Invalid names: Cervus (Anoglokis) Robert 1830 [synonym]

Subg. †Praemegaceros (Orthogonoceros) Kahlke 1956

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†Praemegaceros (Orthogonoceros) pliotarandoides De Alessandri 1903

Subg. †Praemegaceros (Praemegaceros) Portis 1920

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†Praemegaceros (Praemegaceros) dawkinsi Newton 1882

†Praemegaceros verticornis Dawkins 1872

Invalid names: Allocaenelaphus Radulesco and Samson 1967 [synonym], Praerangifer Portis 1920 [synonym], Psecupsoceros Radulesco and Samson 1967 [synonym], Tamanalces Vereshchagin 1957 [synonym]

Diagnosis

No diagnoses are available