A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France
A well-preserved antlered braincase of wapiti Cervus canadensis from the Late Pleistocene of Saint-Hippolyte Puy de Dôme, France is described herein. The specific morphology of antlers suggests peculiar adaptations to the open landscapes of periglacial tundra-steppe that permitted to identify a new...
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ftinstdsiibn:oai:ibn.idsi.md:123642 2024-09-30T14:45:21+00:00 A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France Croitor, R. 2020-12-01 application/pdf https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/123642 https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2019.12.001 en eng info:eu-repo/semantics/altIdentifier/doi/10.1016/j.palwor.2019.12.001 https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/123642 urn:issn:1871174X doi:10.1016/j.palwor.2019.12.001 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Palaeoworld 29 (4) 789-806 Antlers Deer Last Glacial Maximum Megafauna Refugium Systematics info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2020 ftinstdsiibn https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2019.12.001 2024-09-16T18:09:55Z A well-preserved antlered braincase of wapiti Cervus canadensis from the Late Pleistocene of Saint-Hippolyte Puy de Dôme, France is described herein. The specific morphology of antlers suggests peculiar adaptations to the open landscapes of periglacial tundra-steppe that permitted to identify a new fossil subspecies Cervus canadensis combrayicus n. ssp. The specimen attests the occurrence of Cervus canadensis in the paleontological record of Western Europe and helps to clarify the systematical position of some disputed findings of Cervus from Western Europe. The revised systematic position of some fossil and sub-fossil cervid findings reveals the paleobiogeographic story of wapiti in Western Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum and the postglacial time. The treeless Alpine altitudes and Sweden are proposed as the glacial refugia for the last European wapiti. The medium-sized deer from Capri Island is regarded as an insular dwarfed wapiti C. canadensis tyrrhenicus closely related to the continental form C. canadensis palmidactyloceros from the alpine refugium.nbsp; Article in Journal/Newspaper Tundra Instrument Bibliometric National (IBN - Information Society Development Institute) Hippolyte ENVELOPE(-63.117,-63.117,-64.667,-64.667) Palaeoworld 29 4 789 806 |
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A well-preserved antlered braincase of wapiti Cervus canadensis from the Late Pleistocene of Saint-Hippolyte Puy de Dôme, France is described herein. The specific morphology of antlers suggests peculiar adaptations to the open landscapes of periglacial tundra-steppe that permitted to identify a new fossil subspecies Cervus canadensis combrayicus n. ssp. The specimen attests the occurrence of Cervus canadensis in the paleontological record of Western Europe and helps to clarify the systematical position of some disputed findings of Cervus from Western Europe. The revised systematic position of some fossil and sub-fossil cervid findings reveals the paleobiogeographic story of wapiti in Western Europe during the Last Glacial Maximum and the postglacial time. The treeless Alpine altitudes and Sweden are proposed as the glacial refugia for the last European wapiti. The medium-sized deer from Capri Island is regarded as an insular dwarfed wapiti C. canadensis tyrrhenicus closely related to the continental form C. canadensis palmidactyloceros from the alpine refugium.nbsp; |
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A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France |
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A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France |
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A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France |
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A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France |
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A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France |
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new form of wapiti cervus canadensis erxleben, 1777 cervidae, mammalia from the late pleistocene of france |
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