Biology:Alces carnutorum

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Short description: Extinct species of deer

Alces carnutorum
Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene
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Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Chordata
Class:
Mammalia
Order:
Artiodactyla
Family:
Cervidae
Genus:
Alces
Species:
A. carnutorum
Binomial name
Alces carnutorum
Laugel, 1862

Alces carnutorum, also called carnute elk, is an extinct species of large moose that lived in Europe during the Early Pleistocene.

Fragments were found in the site of Saint-Prest, near Chartres,[1] and described by Laugel in 1862. The taxon features a size comprised between Alces gallicus and Alces giganteus.

References

  1. ↑ Guérin, Claude; Dewolf, Yvette; Lautridou, Jean-Pierre (January 2003). "Révision d'un site paléontologique célèbre : Saint-Prest (Chartres, France). Revision of a famous site: Saint-Prest (Chartres, France)". Geobios 36 (1): 55–82. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00106-7. 

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2832119 entry





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