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Alces (Megaceros) fossilis

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus alces fossilis was named by Kerr (1792).

It was recombined as Alces (Megaceros) fossilis by Allen (1895).

Sister species lacking formal opinion data
A. carnutorum, Megaceros dupuisi, Megaceros giganteus

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1792Cervus alces fossilis Kerr
1822Cervus hibernus Desmarest
1825Cervus megaceros Hart
1850Megaceros hibernicus Mantell p. 161
1850Cervus megaceros Mantell p. 189
1895Alces (Megaceros) fossilis Allen p. 191

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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
—Cladotheria
—Zatheria
subclassTribosphenida()
subclassTheria
—Eutheria()
—Placentalia
—Boreoeutheria
—Laurasiatheria
—Scrotifera
—Euungulata
—Artiodactylamorpha
—Artiodactyla()
—Ruminantiamorpha
—Ruminantia(Scopoli 1777)
—Pecora()
superfamilyCervoidea
familyCervidae
subfamilyCervinaeGoldfuss 1820
genusAlcesBrookes 1828
subgenusMegaceros
speciesfossilis(Kerr 1792)

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.

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Invalid names: Cervus hibernus Desmarest 1822 [synonym], Cervus megaceros Hart 1825 [synonym]
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, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999

Age range: base of the Early/Lower Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 2.58800 to 0.00000 Ma

Collections (2 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781United Kingdom (England) Cervus megaceros (77751)
Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene0.129 - 0.0North Atlantic Cervus megaceros (102954)