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

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...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Geobios 2016-07, Vol.49 (4), p.265-283
1. Verfasser:	Croitor, Roman
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animal biology Biodiversity Cervidae Cranial morphology Earth Sciences Ecomorphology Evolution Life Sciences Pachyostosis Paleobiogeography Paleontology Sciences of the Universe Taxonomy Vertebrate Zoology
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