Metacervocerus

Extinct genus of cervid

Metacervocerus
Temporal range: Pliocene–Pleistocene
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Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Genus: †Metacervocerus
Dietrich, 1938
Species[1]
  • †Metacervocerus pardinensis Croizet and Jobert, 1828
  • †Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al., 2017
  • †Metacervocerus punjabiensis Brown, 1926
  • †Metacervocerus rhenanus Dubois, 1904
  • †Metacervocerus shansius Teilhard de Chardin and Trassaert, 1937
Synonyms[1]
  • Pseudodama Azzaroli, 1992

Metacervocerus is an extinct genus of cervid that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Distribution

M. rhenanus is known from fossils from France,[2] Romania,[3] and Greece.[4] M. shansius inhabited China. M. punjabiensis hails from the Sivalik Hills of the Indian Subcontinent.[5]

References

  1. ^ a b Metacervocerus in the Paleobiology Database
  2. ^ Brugal, Jean-Philip; Argant, Alain; Boudadi-Maligne, Myriam; Crégut-Bonnoure, Evelyne; Croitor, Roman; Fernandez, Philippe; Fourvel, Jean-Baptiste; Fosse, Philippe; Guadelli, Jean-Luc; Labe, Bruno; Magniez, Pierre; Uzunidis, Antigone (April–June 2020). "Pleistocene herbivores and carnivores from France: An updated overview of the literature, sites and taxonomy". Annales de Paléontologie. 106 (2): 102384. doi:10.1016/j.annpal.2019.102384. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  3. ^ Croitor, Roman; Robinson, Chris; Curran, Sabrina; Terhune, Claire; Drăgușin, Virgil; Pobiner, Briana; Popescu, Aurelian; Petculescu, Alexandru (3 March 2024). "Early pleistocene ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Dacian Basin (South Romania) before and after the Pachycrocuta event: implications for hominin dispersals in Western Eurasia". Historical Biology. 36 (3): 485–533. doi:10.1080/08912963.2023.2167602. ISSN 0891-2963. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Taylor and Francis Online.
  4. ^ Konidaris, George E.; Tourloukis, Vangelis; Kostopoulos, Dimitris S.; Thompson, Nicholas; Giusti, Domenico; Michailidis, Dimitrios; Koufos, George D.; Harvati, Katerina (July–August 2015). "Two new vertebrate localities from the Early Pleistocene of Mygdonia Basin (Macedonia, Greece): Preliminary results". Comptes Rendus Palevol. 14 (5): 353–362. doi:10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.004. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
  5. ^ Croitor, Roman; Robinson, Chris (10 June 2020). "A revision of "Cervus" punjabiensis Brown, 1926 (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the Upper Siwaliks of Chandigarh, India". Quaternary International. 550: 147–158. doi:10.1016/j.quaint.2020.04.020. Retrieved 7 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.


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