Cervalces

Cervalces
Temporal range: Pliocene-Pleistocene
The stag-moose, Cervalces scotti
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Tribe: Capreolini
Genus: Cervalces
Scott, 1885
Species

Cervalces is an extinct deer genus that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. Cervalces gallicus, the ancestral species, lived in Europe from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene strata. Cervalces scotti, the stag-moose, lived in Pleistocene North America.[1] Cervalces latifrons, the broad-fronted moose,[2] and Cervalces carnutorum were found in Pleistocene Europe and Asia.

References

  1. "Stag Moose (Cervalces scotti)". The Academy of Natural Sciences. Archived from the original on 2007-02-16. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
  2. Breda, Marzia (2010). "Cervalces latifrons". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
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