Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Alternative spelling: Cervus (Rusa)
Parent taxon: Cervini according to P. Mackiewicz et al. 2022
See also Grubb 2000, Hassanin et al. 2012, Pitra et al. 2004, Teilhard de Chardin and Piveteau 1930 and Zhang et al. 1980
Sister taxa: Axis, Bohlinella, Cervus, Dama, Elaphurus, Panolia, Rucervus
Subtaxa: Cervus (Rusa) elegans Cervus (Rusa) leptodus Rusa equina Rusa kendengensis
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution:
• Quaternary of China (7 collections), Indonesia (3), Tajikistan (1)
• Pliocene to Pleistocene of China (1)
• Pliocene of China (1), Hungary (1), the Russian Federation (1)
• Neogene of Taiwan (1)
Total: 16 collections including 17 occurrences
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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