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Cervalces
''Cervalces'' is an extinct deer genus that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. ''Cervalces gallicus'' is either classified as a species of the related ''Libralces'', or an ancestral species to other members of ''Cervalces''. It lived in Europe from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene. ''Cervalces scotti'', the stag-moose, lived in Pleistocene North America. ''Cervalces latifrons ''Cervalces latifrons'', the broad-fronted moose, or the giant moose was a giant species of deer that inhabited the holarctic regions of Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. It is believed to be the largest species of deer that ever exi ...'', the broad-fronted moose, and '' Cervalces carnutorum'' were found in Pleistocene Europe and Asia. References External linksStag Moose Image Gallery Alceini Prehistoric deer Pliocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene mammals of North America Pliocene first appearances Pleistocene genus extinctions Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stag-moose
''Cervalces scotti'', the elk moose or stag-moose, is an extinct species of large deer that lived in North America during the Late Pleistocene epoch. It had palmate antlers that were more complex than those of a moose and a muzzle more closely resembling that of a typical deer. It is the only known North American member of the genus ''Cervalces''. Description It was as large as the moose, with an elk-like head, long legs, and palmate antlers that were more complex and heavily branching than the moose. ''Cervalces scotti'' reached in length and a weight of . The stag-moose resided in North America during an era with other megafauna such as the woolly mammoth, ground sloth, long horn bison, and saber toothed cat."Cervalces Scotti." Maxilla & Mandible. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014. . The species became extinct approximately 11,500 years ago, toward the end of the most recent ice age, as part of a mass extinction of large North American mammals. The first evidence of ''Cervalces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervalces Scotti
''Cervalces scotti'', the elk moose or stag-moose, is an extinct species of large deer that lived in North America during the Late Pleistocene epoch. It had palmate antlers that were more complex than those of a moose and a muzzle more closely resembling that of a typical deer. It is the only known North American member of the genus ''Cervalces''. Description It was as large as the moose, with an elk-like head, long legs, and palmate antlers that were more complex and heavily branching than the moose. ''Cervalces scotti'' reached in length and a weight of . The stag-moose resided in North America during an era with other megafauna such as the woolly mammoth, ground sloth, long horn bison, and saber toothed cat."Cervalces Scotti." Maxilla & Mandible. N.p., n.d. Web. 23 Oct. 2014. . The species became extinct approximately 11,500 years ago, toward the end of the most recent ice age, as part of a mass extinction of large North American mammals. The first evidence of ''Cervalces ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervalces Latifrons
''Cervalces latifrons'', the broad-fronted moose, or the giant moose was a giant species of deer that inhabited the holarctic regions of Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. It is believed to be the largest species of deer that ever existed, larger than its North American relative ''Cervalces scotti'', ''Megaloceros'', and the modern moose. Description ''Cervalces latifrons'' was first described by Mr Randall Johnson in 1874. A frontal bone attached to part of an antler of a previously unknown species of deer was found at low tide on the beachfront at Happisburgh, Norfolk, in the "Forest Bed". Johnson, who retained the specimen in his collection, named it ''Cervus latifrons'', ''Cervus'' being the only genus of deer known at that time. The specific name "latifrons" refers to the wide frontal bone of this large species. The morphology of the animal as deduced from this fossil and from others later found in this formation and in continental Europe differs little from m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervalces
''Cervalces'' is an extinct deer genus that lived during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs. ''Cervalces gallicus'' is either classified as a species of the related ''Libralces'', or an ancestral species to other members of ''Cervalces''. It lived in Europe from the Pliocene to the Pleistocene. ''Cervalces scotti'', the stag-moose, lived in Pleistocene North America. ''Cervalces latifrons ''Cervalces latifrons'', the broad-fronted moose, or the giant moose was a giant species of deer that inhabited the holarctic regions of Europe and Asia during the Pleistocene epoch. It is believed to be the largest species of deer that ever exi ...'', the broad-fronted moose, and '' Cervalces carnutorum'' were found in Pleistocene Europe and Asia. References External linksStag Moose Image Gallery Alceini Prehistoric deer Pliocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene mammals of North America Pliocene first appearances Pleistocene genus extinctions Cen ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cervalces Carnutorum
''Cervalces carnutorum'', sometimes known as ''Alces carnutorum'', is an extinct species of large deer that lived in Europe during the Early Pleistocene. Fragments were found in the site of Saint-Prest, near Chartres, and described by Laugel in 1862. The exact position of species within the genera '' Alces'', ''Cervalces'' and ''Libralces ''Libralces'' was a genus of Eurasian deer that lived during the Pliocene epoch. Its main claim to fame are its 2+ meter wide antlers, comparable in size to those of '' Megaloceros''. ''Libralces'' fossils have been found from France to Tajikist ...'' is of debate. Many large, prehistoric moose-like cervids were originally placed in ''Alces'', but have since been moved to ''Cervalces'' or ''Libralces'' by many (but not all) authorities. Both ''Cervalces'' and ''Libralces'' have also been used interchangeably with regards to certain species. References External links zipcodezoo Cervalces Prehistoric deer Pleistocene even-toed ungula ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alceini
Alceini is a tribe of deer, containing the extant genus '' Alces'' and the extinct genera ''Cervalces'' and ''Libralces''. Cervalces and Libralces emerged during the Pliocene while Alces emerged during the Early Pleistocene .Kahlke, H.D., 1990. On the evolution, distribution and taxonomy of fossil Elk/Moose. Quartarpalaontologie 8, 83–106. Genera and species *Extant genera **'' Alces'' *Extinct genera **†''Cervalces'' **†''Libralces ''Libralces'' was a genus of Eurasian deer that lived during the Pliocene epoch. Its main claim to fame are its 2+ meter wide antlers, comparable in size to those of '' Megaloceros''. ''Libralces'' fossils have been found from France to Tajikist ...'' References Capreolinae Mammal tribes {{eventoedungulate-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Libralces
''Libralces'' was a genus of Eurasian deer that lived during the Pliocene epoch. Its main claim to fame are its 2+ meter wide antlers, comparable in size to those of ''Megaloceros''. ''Libralces'' fossils have been found from France to Tajikistan, with the best-known examples being the French ''L. gallicus''. According to Jordi Agustí, ''Libralces'' was the ancestor of ''Megaloceros'', though most other authorities regard it as a relative of moose, '' Alces''. In the Pleistocene, there were three genera of Holarctic moose-like deer — ''Cervalces'', ''Alces'', and ''Libralces''. In contrast to modern ''Alces'', the Villafranchian ''Libralces gallicus'' had very long-beamed, small-palmed antlers and a generalized skull with moderately reduced nasals; the Nearctic ''Cervalces'' had longer nasals and more complex antlers than ''Libralces''. Azzaroli 1953 added ''Alces latiforns'' to ''Libralces'', but this position has been challenged. ''L. latifrons'' is now considered a synon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleistocene Mammals Of North America
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in 2009 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the cutoff of the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene was regarded as being 1.806 million years Before Present (BP). Publications from earlier years may use either definition of the period. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek grc, label=none, πλεῖστος, pleīstos, most and grc, label=none, καινός, kainós (latinized as ), 'new'. At the end of the preceding Pliocene, the previously isolated North and South American continents were joined by the Isthmus of Panama, causing a faunal interchange between the two reg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cenozoic Mammals Of Asia
The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. It is the latest of three geological eras since complex life evolved, preceded by the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. It started with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, when many species, including the non-avian dinosaurs, became extinct in an event attributed by most experts to the impact of a large asteroid or other celestial body, the Chicxulub impactor. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammalsthe eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere. The extinction of many groups allowed mammals and birds to greatly diversify so that larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cenozoic Mammals Of Europe
The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. It is the latest of three geological eras since complex life evolved, preceded by the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. It started with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, when many species, including the non-avian dinosaurs, became extinct in an event attributed by most experts to the impact of a large asteroid or other celestial body, the Chicxulub impactor. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammalsthe eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere. The extinction of many groups allowed mammals and birds to greatly diversify so that larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cenozoic Mammals Of North America
The Cenozoic ( ; ) is Earth's current geological era, representing the last 66million years of Earth's history. It is characterised by the dominance of mammals, birds and flowering plants, a cooling and drying climate, and the current configuration of continents. It is the latest of three geological eras since complex life evolved, preceded by the Mesozoic and Paleozoic. It started with the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event, when many species, including the non-avian dinosaurs, became extinct in an event attributed by most experts to the impact of a large asteroid or other celestial body, the Chicxulub impactor. The Cenozoic is also known as the Age of Mammals because the terrestrial animals that dominated both hemispheres were mammalsthe eutherians (placentals) in the northern hemisphere and the metatherians (marsupials, now mainly restricted to Australia) in the southern hemisphere. The extinction of many groups allowed mammals and birds to greatly diversify so that larg ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Pleistocene Genus Extinctions
The Pleistocene ( , often referred to as the ''Ice age'') is the geological epoch that lasted from about 2,580,000 to 11,700 years ago, spanning the Earth's most recent period of repeated glaciations. Before a change was finally confirmed in 2009 by the International Union of Geological Sciences, the cutoff of the Pleistocene and the preceding Pliocene was regarded as being 1.806 million years Before Present (BP). Publications from earlier years may use either definition of the period. The end of the Pleistocene corresponds with the end of the last glacial period and also with the end of the Paleolithic age used in archaeology. The name is a combination of Ancient Greek grc, label=none, πλεῖστος, pleīstos, most and grc, label=none, καινός, kainós (latinized as ), 'new'. At the end of the preceding Pliocene, the previously isolated North and South American continents were joined by the Isthmus of Panama, causing a faunal interchange between the tw ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
