Metacervocerus Explained

Metacervocerus is an extinct genus of cervid that lived in Eurasia during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Distribution

M. rhenanus is known from fossils from France,^[1] Romania,^[2] and Greece.^[3] M. shansius inhabited China. M. punjabiensis hails from the Sivalik Hills of the Indian Subcontinent.^[4]

Notes and References

1. Brugal . Jean-Philip . Argant . Alain . Boudadi-Maligne . Myriam . Crégut-Bonnoure . Evelyne . Croitor . Roman . Fernandez . Philippe . Fourvel . Jean-Baptiste . Fosse . Philippe . Guadelli . Jean-Luc . Labe . Bruno . Magniez . Pierre . Uzunidis . Antigone . April–June 2020 . Pleistocene herbivores and carnivores from France: An updated overview of the literature, sites and taxonomy . . en . 106 . 2 . 102384 . 10.1016/j.annpal.2019.102384 . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
2. Croitor . Roman . Robinson . Chris . Curran . Sabrina . Terhune . Claire . Drăgușin . Virgil . Pobiner . Briana . Popescu . Aurelian . Petculescu . Alexandru . 3 March 2024 . Early pleistocene ruminants (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from the Dacian Basin (South Romania) before and after the Pachycrocuta event: implications for hominin dispersals in Western Eurasia . . en . 36 . 3 . 485–533 . 10.1080/08912963.2023.2167602 . 0891-2963 . 7 September 2024 . Taylor and Francis Online.
3. Konidaris . George E. . Tourloukis . Vangelis . Kostopoulos . Dimitris S. . Thompson . Nicholas . Giusti . Domenico . Michailidis . Dimitrios . Koufos . George D. . Harvati . Katerina . July–August 2015 . Two new vertebrate localities from the Early Pleistocene of Mygdonia Basin (Macedonia, Greece): Preliminary results . . en . 14 . 5 . 353–362 . 10.1016/j.crpv.2015.05.004 . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
4. Croitor . Roman . Robinson . Chris . 10 June 2020 . A revision of “Cervus” punjabiensis Brown, 1926 (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the Upper Siwaliks of Chandigarh, India . . en . 550 . 147–158 . 10.1016/j.quaint.2020.04.020 . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.