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Praeelaphus

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Praeelaphus was named by Portis (1920).

It was assigned to Cervinae by Croitor (2014).

Species
P. arvernensis, P. etueriarum, P. perrieri
Species lacking formal opinion data
P. lyra

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1920Praeelaphus Portis
2014Praeelaphus Croitor

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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()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
genusPraeelaphusPortis 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. †Praeelaphus Portis 1920
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†Praeelaphus arvernensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Praeelaphus etueriarum Croizet and Jobert 1828
†Praeelaphus perrieri Croizet and Jobert 1828
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, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 4.20000 to 0.12900 Ma

Collections (13 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ukraine Cervus perrieri (76300)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Turkey (Ankara) Cervus perrieri (34370)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (La Rioja) Cervus perrieri (38892)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Romania Cervus perrieri (39682 39842 41919)
MN 154.2 - 3.2Moldova Cervus perrieri (50940)
Late/Upper Pliocene3.6 - 2.588Greece (Grevena) P. lyra (185859)
MN 163.2 - 2.588France Cervus perrieri (47099 47100)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Georgia Cervus perrieri (56733)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Cervus etueriarum (77750)
Middle Pleistocene0.774 - 0.129Spain (La Rioja) Cervus perrieri (189976)