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Metacervocerus philisi

Mammalia - Cervidae

Taxonomy
Cervus philisi was named by Mennecart et al. (2017).

It was recombined as Metacervocerus philisi by Mennecart et al. (2017).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1941Cervus philisi Schaub
2017Cervus philisi Mennecart et al.
2017Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al.

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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
genusMetacervocerus(Dietrich 1935)
speciesphilisi()

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.

†Metacervocerus philisi Mennecart et al. 2017
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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, Nowak 1999, Hendy et al. 2009

Age range: base of the Villanyian to the top of the Neogene or 3.20000 to 2.58000 Ma

Collections (24 total)


Time interval Ma Country or state Original ID and collection number
Pliocene5.333 - 2.588Russian Federation (Rostovskaya Oblast') Cervus philisi (39409)
Ruscinian - Villanyian5.333 - 2.588Hungary (Komaromesztergom) Cervus philisi (35372)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117Tajikistan (Zulfi) Cervus philisi (34434)
Pliocene - Pleistocene5.333 - 0.0117France (Midi-Pyrenees) Cervus philisi (35076)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece (Macedonia) Cervus philisi (34594)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Greece Cervus philisi (34592)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Spain (Castellon) Cervus philisi (34929)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Borsodabaujzemplen) Cervus philisi (35358 35370)
Villanyian3.2 - 2.588Hungary (Komaromesztergom) Cervus philisi (35373)
Villanyian - Pleistocene3.2 - 0.0117Greece (Macedonia) Cervus philisi (34593)
Pleistocene - Neogene2.588 - 2.58Greece Cervus philisi (34607)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Rhone-Alpes) Cervus philisi (47150)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Auvergne Region) Cervus philisi (32105)
MN 172.588 - 1.806France (Auvergne) Cervus philisi (47188 47624) Procamptoceros brivatense (47131)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Italy (Lazio) Cervus philisi (49414)
MN 172.588 - 1.806Spain (Teruel) Cervus philisi (36112)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Germany (Baden-Wuerttemberg) Cervus philisi (50274)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781Croatia (Istria) Cervus philisi (40500)
Early/Lower Pleistocene2.588 - 0.781China (Anhui) Cervus philisi (68380)
Early/Lower Pleistocene - Middle Pleistocene2.588 - 0.129Italy (Basilicata) Cervus philisi (50466)
Pleistocene2.588 - 0.0117Croatia Cervus philisi (40502)