| Basic info | Taxonomic history | Classification | Included Taxa |
| Morphology | Ecology and taphonomy | External Literature Search | Age range and collections |
Taxonomy
Cervus (Rusa) elegans was named by Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau (1930). It is a 3D body fossil. Its type locality is Nihowan, N of Sanggan River, which is in a Pliocene/Pleistocene fluvial-lacustrine horizon in China.
Sister species lacking formal opinion data
Synonymy list
| Year | Name and author |
|---|---|
| 1930 | Cervus (Rusa) elegans Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau |
Is something missing? Join the Paleobiology Database and enter the data
|
|
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.
†Cervus (Rusa) elegans Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930
show all | hide all
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|
||||
|
|||||
|
|
||||
| Source: f = family, o = order, c = class, subp = subphylum | |||||
| References: Hendy et al. 2009, Nowak 1999, Carroll 1988, Nowak 1991 | |||||
Age range: base of the Pleistocene to the top of the Middle Pleistocene or 2.58800 to 0.12900 Ma
Collections (3 total)
| Time interval | Ma | Country or state | Original ID and collection number |
|---|---|---|---|
| Late/Upper Pliocene - Early/Lower Pleistocene | China (Hebei) | Cervus elegans (type locality: 231023) | |
| Pleistocene | China (Liaoyang) | Rusa elegans (34667) | |
| Middle Pleistocene | China (Hubei) | Cervus elegans (234753) |