A new form of wapiti Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia from the Late Pleistocene of France

• Published in: Palaeoworld
• Main Author: Croitor, R.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2020
• Subjects: Antlers; Deer; Last Glacial Maximum; Megafauna; Refugium; Systematics; Hippolyte; Tundra
• Online Access: https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/123642; https://doi.org/10.1016/j.palwor.2019.12.001

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...