On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova
This article reports antler remains from the Late Paleolithic site of Climăuţi II Republic of Moldova confirming the presence of wapiti Cervus canadensis in the Late Pleistocene of Western Eurasia. The occurrence of wapiti in the East Carpathian area by 20 ky BP coincides with the local extinction o...
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ftinstdsiibn:oai:ibn.idsi.md:62084 2024-09-30T14:41:41+00:00 On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova Croitor, R. Obadă, T.F. Obada, T. 2018-02-01 application/pdf https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/62084 en eng https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/62084 urn:issn:13834517 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Contributions to Zoology 1-10 Antlers Europe Systematics taxonomy Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros Red deer Strongyloceros spelaeus info:eu-repo/semantics/article 2018 ftinstdsiibn 2024-09-16T18:10:00Z This article reports antler remains from the Late Paleolithic site of Climăuţi II Republic of Moldova confirming the presence of wapiti Cervus canadensis in the Late Pleistocene of Western Eurasia. The occurrence of wapiti in the East Carpathian area by 20 ky BP coincides with the local extinction of Megaloceros giganteus, Crocuta spelaea, and Ursus spelaeus, and substitution of local forest reindeer with grazing tundra-steppe Rangifer tarandus constantini. We here provide an overview of paleontological data and opinions on the presence of Cervus canadensis in Europe, a discussion on the taxonomic status and systematic position of the extinct deer Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros, and propose a dispersal model for wapiti in Europe during the Late Pleistocene Article in Journal/Newspaper Rangifer tarandus Tundra Instrument Bibliometric National (IBN - Information Society Development Institute) Giganteus ENVELOPE(62.500,62.500,-67.567,-67.567) |
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Antlers Europe Systematics taxonomy Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros Red deer Strongyloceros spelaeus Croitor, R. Obadă, T.F. Obada, T. On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova |
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Antlers Europe Systematics taxonomy Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros Red deer Strongyloceros spelaeus |
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This article reports antler remains from the Late Paleolithic site of Climăuţi II Republic of Moldova confirming the presence of wapiti Cervus canadensis in the Late Pleistocene of Western Eurasia. The occurrence of wapiti in the East Carpathian area by 20 ky BP coincides with the local extinction of Megaloceros giganteus, Crocuta spelaea, and Ursus spelaeus, and substitution of local forest reindeer with grazing tundra-steppe Rangifer tarandus constantini. We here provide an overview of paleontological data and opinions on the presence of Cervus canadensis in Europe, a discussion on the taxonomic status and systematic position of the extinct deer Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros, and propose a dispersal model for wapiti in Europe during the Late Pleistocene |
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Croitor, R. Obadă, T.F. Obada, T. |
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Croitor, R. Obadă, T.F. Obada, T. |
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Croitor, R. |
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On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova |
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On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova |
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On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova |
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On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova |
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On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova |
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on the presence of late pleistocene wapiti, cervus canadensis erxleben, 1777 cervidae, mammalia in the palaeolithic site climăuţi ii moldova |
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2018 |
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ENVELOPE(62.500,62.500,-67.567,-67.567) |
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Rangifer tarandus Tundra |
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Rangifer tarandus Tundra |
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