On the presence of Late Pleistocene wapiti, Cervus canadensis Erxleben, 1777 Cervidae, Mammalia in the Palaeolithic site Climăuţi II Moldova

• Main Authors: Croitor, R., Obadă, T.F., Obada, T.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Antlers; Europe; Systematics; taxonomy; Cervus elaphus palmidactyloceros; Red deer; Strongyloceros spelaeus; Giganteus; Rangifer tarandus; Tundra
• Online Access: https://ibn.idsi.md/vizualizare_articol/62084

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...