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Candiacervus devosi

Mammalia - Cervidae

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Taxonomy
Candiacervus devosi was named by van der Geer (2018). Its type specimen is AMPG(V)1735, a skull, and it is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Liko Cave, 75 uppermost centimetres of the cave filling, which is in a Pleistocene terrestrial horizon in Greece.

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2018Candiacervus devosi van der Geer

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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
genusCandiacervus
speciesdevosi

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.

†Candiacervus devosi van der Geer 2018
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Diagnosis
ReferenceDiagnosis
A. A. E. van der Geer 2018Diagnosis. Candiacervus of size 2 of de Vos (1979, 1984). Orbit circular. Antler with a double basal tine, a back tine and an upwards pointing and long last segment (c. 1.5 the length of the previous segments combined), tapering into a sharp point. Double basal tines share the same origin and are connected for about 1-5 cm by a webbed, flat structure. Total straight line length is c. 40-50 cm. Additional bifurcation of the basal tines may occur.

Differential diagnosis. Larger than C. ropalophorus and smaller than C. cretensis, C. rethymnensis, C. dorothensis, C. major. Differs from all other Candiacervus species by its typical antler with a double basal tine, a very small back tine and a very long, up-going last segment.
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: Carroll 1988, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1991

Age range: Late/Upper Pleistocene or 0.12900 to 0.01170 Ma

Collections (6 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Candiacervus devosi (192442)
Late/Upper Pleistocene0.129 - 0.0117Greece (Crete) Candiacervus devosi (192948 192951 192953 192954 type locality: 204036)