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Taxonomy
Moschus americanus was named by Erxleben (1777) [spelt Moschum americanum by Erxleben, but this is an inflection of Moschus americanus]. It is extant.
It was recombined as Mazama americana by Hershkovitz (1982), Jorgenson (1993).
It was recombined as Mazama americana by Hershkovitz (1982), Jorgenson (1993).
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
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| 1777 | Moschus americanus Erxleben p. 317 |
| 1982 | Mazama americana Hershkovitz p. 8 |
| 1993 | Mazama americana Jorgenson p. 73 |
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Mazama americana Erxleben 1777 [red brocket]
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
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| References: Nowak 1999, Nowak 1991, Carroll 1988, Hendy et al. 2009 | |||||
Age range: base of the Late/Upper Pleistocene to the top of the Holocene or 0.12900 to 0.00000 Ma
Collections (6 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
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| Pleistocene | Brazil (Espirito Santo) | Mazama americana (71293) | |
| Pleistocene | Brazil (Sao Paulo) | Mazama americana (71297) | |
| Late/Upper Pleistocene - Holocene | Brazil (Minas Gerais) | Mazama americana (212719) | |
| Holocene | Panama | Mazama americana (21691) | |
| Holocene | Brazil (Districto Agropecura) | Mazama americana (21687) | |
| Holocene | Peru | Mazama americana (21689) |