Alces gallicus
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| Size diagram of the extinct moose Alces gallicus | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Alces |
| Species: | †A. gallicus
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| Binomial name | |
| †Alces gallicus (Azzaroli, 1952)
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| Synonyms | |
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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
[edit]- ^ "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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Giant Moose and Moose" (PDF). Retrieved 2024-12-05.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "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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