Praesinomegaceros Explained

Praesinomegaceros is an extinct genus of deer that lived in Eurasia during the Miocene and Pliocene epochs.

Distribution

The earliest species, P. venustus, lived in Tuva during the Late Miocene.^{[1] [2]} P. bakri inhabited the Indian Subcontinent during the Pliocene.^{[3] [4]} P. asiaticus lived in Mongolia during the Early Pliocene.

Notes and References

1. Vislobokova . Inessa . May–June 2005 . A new species of Megacerini (Cervidae, Artiodactyla) from the Late Miocene of Taralyk-Cher, Tuva (Russia), and remarks on the relationships of the group . . en . 42 . 3 . 397–410 . 10.1016/j.geobios.2008.12.004 . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
2. Vislobokova . Inessa A. . December 2009 . The most ancient megacerine deer from the Late Miocene of Siberia and its implications to the evolution of the group . . en . 18 . 4 . 278–281 . 10.1016/j.palwor.2009.09.002 . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
3. Croitor . Roman . Abbas . Sayyed Ghyour . Babar . Muhammad Adeeb . Khan . Muhammad Akbar . 10 September 2021 . A new deer species (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the upper Siwaliks (Pakistan) . . en . 595 . 1–11 . 10.1016/j.quaint.2021.03.009 . 2021QuInt.595....1C . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.
4. Croitor . Roman . Khan . Muhammad Akbar . Abbas . Sayyed Ghyour . Babar . Muhammad Adeeb . Asim . Muhammad . Akhtar . Muhammad . October 2022 . Description of new Pliocene to Early Pleistocene deer (Cervidae, Mammalia) remains from the Siwalik Hills in Pakistan with a discussion on paleobiogeography of cervids from the Indian subcontinent . . en . 74 . 21–41 . 10.1016/j.geobios.2022.08.001 . 2022Geobi..74...21C . 7 September 2024 . Elsevier Science Direct.