Systematical position and paleoecology of the endemic deer Megaceroides algericus Lydekker, 1890 (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the late Pleistocene-early Holocene of North Africa

被引：12
作者：
Croitor, Roman [1 ,2 ]
机构：
[1] Aix Marseille Univ, CNRS, UMR 7269, MMSH BP674, 5 Rue Chateau de Horloge, F-13094 Aix En Provence, France
[2] Moldavian Acad Sci, Inst Zool, Acad Str 1, Kishinev 2028, Moldova
来源：
GEOBIOS | 2016年 / 49卷 / 04期
关键词：
Cervidae; Cranial morphology; Pachyostosis; Ecomorphology; Evolution; Taxonomy; Paleobiogeography; GIANT DEER; MEGALOCEROS-GIGANTEUS; MOLECULAR PHYLOGENY; EVOLUTION; TAXONOMY;
D O I：
10.1016/j.geobios.2016.05.002
中图分类号：
Q91 [古生物学];
学科分类号：
0709 ; 070903 ;
摘要：
The unusual cranial morphology of the endemic extinct African deer Megaceroides algericus (Lydekker, 1890) is described. Some details of cranial and dental morphology suggest that M. algericus is closely related to the Eurasian giant deer Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach, 1799). The paper presents also a discussion on paleoecology and functional morphology of M. algericus, as well as its origin, phylogenetic and taxonomic position. Megaloceros mugarensis (Di Stefano, 1996) from the middle Pleistocene of Levant is regarded as a probable forerunner of M. algericus. (C) 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS. All rights reserved.
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页码：265 / 283
页数：19
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