Cervalces latifrons

Cervalces latifrons
Temporal range: Early to Late Pleistocene
Pair of antlers from the Geological-Paleontological Museum, Aalen
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Cervalces
Species:
C. latifrons
Binomial name
Cervalces latifrons
Johnson, 1874
Synonyms

Alces latifrons[1]
Libralces latifrons[2]

Cervalces latifrons, the broad-fronted moose, or the giant moose[3] was a giant species of deer that inhabited the Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. It is thought to be the ancestor of the modern moose, as well as the extinct North American Cervalces scotti. It was considerably larger than living moose, placing it as one of the largest deer to have ever lived.[4]

  1. ^ Андрей Давыдов, Т. Сипко, Юрий Рожков, А. Проняев, М. Холодова (2009). Лось: популяционная биология и микроэволюция (Elk: population biology and microevolution) (in Russian). LitRes. p. 339. ISBN 9785040706181.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link)
  2. ^ "Cervalces latifrons". Fossilworks.
  3. ^ Cite error: The named reference Kevrekidis2017 was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  4. ^ Meiri, Meirav; Lister, Adrian; Kosintsev, Pavel; Zazula, Grant; Barnes, Ian (October 2020). "Population dynamics and range shifts of moose ( Alces alces ) during the Late Quaternary". Journal of Biogeography. 47 (10): 2223–2234. Bibcode:2020JBiog..47.2223M. doi:10.1111/jbi.13935. ISSN 0305-0270.

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