Cervalces
| Cervalces Temporal range: Pliocene-Pleistocene | |
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| The stag-moose, Cervalces scotti | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | †Cervalces Scott, 1885 |
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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
- ↑ "Stag Moose (Cervalces scotti)". The Academy of Natural Sciences. Retrieved 2007-03-03.
- ↑ Breda, Marzia (2010). "Cervalces latifrons". Natural History Museum. Retrieved 2013-01-12.
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