Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative combination: Cervus lucasi
Full reference: O. P. Hay. 1927. The Pleistocene of the Western Region of North America and Its Vertebrated Animals 1-346
Belongs to Odocoileus according to G. V. Morejohn and D. C. Dailey 2004
See also Hay 1927 and Kurten and Anderson 1980
Sister taxa: Navahoceros, Odocoileus brachydontus, Odocoileus brachyodontus, Odocoileus dolichopsis, Odocoileus hemionus, Odocoileus laevicornis, Odocoileus peruvianus, Odocoileus rothschildi, Odocoileus salinae, Odocoileus sellardsiae, Odocoileus virginianus, Cariacus brachyceros
Type specimen: USNM 11605, a partial skeleton
Ecology: ground dwelling browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of United States (1: California collection)
• Blancan of United States (5: Idaho)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of United States (1: Idaho)
Total: 7 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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