Alces gallicus

Alces gallicus
Temporal range: 2 Ma
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Size diagram of the extinct moose Alces gallicus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Capreolinae
Genus: Alces
Species:
†A. gallicus
Binomial name
†Alces gallicus
(Azzaroli, 1952)
Synonyms

Cervalces gallicus[1]

Libralces gallicus[2]

Alces gallicus, also known as the Gallic moose,[3] is an extinct species of moose, which has been found in Europe. It is believed to have lived in Pleistocene about 2 MYA. This species was smaller than recent moose, but it had longer antlers than it's modern relatives. Antlers structure similar to Cervalces, consisted of very long beams and relatively small palms.[4] It is sometimes included in the genus Libralces[5] or Cervalces.[6]

References

  1. ^ "The holotype of Cervalces gallicus Azzaroli 1952 from Seneze Haute Loire France with Nomenclatural implications and Taxonomical-Phylogenetic accounts". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  2. ^ Croitor, Roman (2014). "Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data". Zitteliana: 115–153. doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.22391. ISSN 1612-412X.
  3. ^ "Giant Moose and Moose" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  4. ^ Braun, Ingmar M. (2020). "The elk/moose (Alces alces) in the Upper Palaeolithic Art of Western Europe". Paléo (30–2): 58–74. doi:10.4000/paleo.5126. Retrieved 2024-12-05.
  5. ^ Croitor, Roman (2014). "Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data". Zitteliana: 115–153. doi:10.5282/ubm/epub.22391. ISSN 1612-412X.
  6. ^ "The holotype of Cervalces gallicus Azzaroli 1952 from Seneze Haute Loire France with Nomenclatural implications and Taxonomical-Phylogenetic accounts". cites.org. Retrieved 2024-12-05.


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