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Cervinae

Mammalia - Cervidae

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1820Cervinae Goldfuss p. 374
1902Cervinae Hay p. 684
1980Cervinae Kurten and Anderson p. 317
1987Cervinae Groves and Grubb p. 881 figs. Table 1
1997Cervinae McKenna and Bell p. 427
2000Cervinae Grubb p. 302
2005Cervinae Wilson and Reeder
2009Cervinae Vislobokova p. 398

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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
Mammaliaformes
RankNameAuthor
classMammalia
Theriamorpha(Rowe 1993)
Theriiformes()
Trechnotheria
Cladotheria
Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
Eutheria()
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Laurasiatheria
Scrotifera
Euungulata
Artiodactylamorpha
Artiodactyla()
Ruminantiamorpha
Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
Pecora()
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820

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.

Subfm. Cervinae Goldfuss 1820
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G. †Candiacervus Kuss 1975
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Candiacervus cretensis Simonelli 1907
Candiacervus devosi van der Geer 2018
Candiacervus dorothensis Capasso Barbato 1992
Candiacervus listeri van der Geer 2018
Candiacervus major Capasso Barbato and Petronio 1986
Candiacervus reumeri van der Geer 2018
Tr. †Megacerini Viret 1961
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G. †Arvernoceros Heintz 1968
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Arvernoceros ardei Croizet and Jobert 1828
G. †Megaloceros Brookes 1828 [Irish elk]
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Megaloceros algericus Lydekker 1890
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Invalid names: Cervus pachygenys Pommel 1829 [synonym]
Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799
Invalid names: Megaceros Owen 1844 [synonym]
G. †Neomegaloceros Korotkevitsch 1971
G. †Orchonoceros Vislobokova 1979
G. †Praedama Portis 1920
G. †Sinomegaceros Chow et al. 1965
G. †Metacervocerus Dietrich 1935
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Metacervocerus pardinensis Croizet and Jobert 1828
Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al. 2017
Metacervocerus rhenanus Dubois 1904
Metacervocerus shansius Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert 1937
Invalid names: Pseudodama Azzaroli 1992 [synonym]
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
G. †Praesinomegaceros Vislobokova 1983
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Praesinomegaceros asiaticus Vislobokova 1983
Praesinomegaceros bakri Croitor et al. 2021
Praesinomegaceros venustus Vislobokova 2009
G. †Torontoceros Churcher and Peterson 1982
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Torontoceros hypogaeus Churcher and Peterson 1982
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, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the MN 15 to the top of the Holocene or 4.20000 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (189 total)

Oldest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Middle Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene15.97 - 0.781Netherlands Megaloceros giganteus (189573)
Late/Upper Miocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene11.608 - 0.781Spain (Castellón) Pseudodama nestii (183092)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Ukraine Cervus perrieri (76300)
Early/Lower Pliocene5.333 - 3.6Spain (Guadix) Cervinae indet. (186699)
Ruscinian5.333 - 3.2Turkey (Ankara) Cervus perrieri (34370)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Tajikistan Sinomegaceros tadzhikistanica (34444)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588China (Shanxi) Cervinae indet. (42559)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Spain (La Rioja) Cervus perrieri, Cervus cusanus (38892)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Greece (Peloponnisos) Cervus pardinensis (34655)
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Cervus philisi (39409)

Youngest occurrences

Time interval Ma Country or state PBDB collection number
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Greece (Thessalia) Megaloceros giganteus (204397)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117China (Nei Mongol) Megaceros baotouensis (35929)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117Netherlands Megaloceros giganteus (82530 109703)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117United Kingdom (England) Megaloceros giganteus (93828 96782)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117France (Poitou-Charentes) Megaceros sp. (43629)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117China (Beijing) Megaceros ordosianus (35964)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.126 - 0.0117France (Corse) Megaloceros cazioti (215362)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.126 - 0.0North Atlantic Cervus megaceros (102954)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0France Megaceros sp. (59150)
Holocene0.0117 - 0.0Greece (Crete) Candiacervus rethymnensis, Candiacervus ropalophorus, Candiacervus listeri (192961)