Procervulus

Procervulus
Temporal range: Miocene
Skull, Museum Mensch und Natur, München
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: †
Genus: †


Procervulus is an extinct genus of deer found in Europe.[1] It possessed horns that were not shed.[2]

  • Antler of Procervulus aurelianensis
    Antler of Procervulus aurelianensis
  • Procervulus dichotomus Left Hemi-Mandible MHNT
    Procervulus dichotomus Left Hemi-Mandible MHNT

References

  1. ^ Pilgrim, G. E. (1941). "X.—The relationship of certain variant fossil types of "horn" to those of the living Pecora". Journal of Natural History. Series 11. 7 (38): 172–184. doi:10.1080/00222934108527149.
  2. ^ Ginsburg, L. (1988). "La faune des mammifères des sables Miocènes du synclinal d'Esvres (Val de Loire)" [The mammalian fauna of the Miocene sands of the syncline Esvres (Loire Valley)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. II (in French): 319–22.


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