Cervalces carnutorum

Cervalces carnutorum; Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	Capreolinae
Genus:	†Cervalces
Species:	†C. carnutorum
Binomial name
	†Cervalces carnutorum; Laugel, 1862

Cervalces carnutorum, sometimes known as Alces carnutorum, is an extinct species of large deer that lived in Europe during the Early Pleistocene. Fragments were found in the site of Saint-Prest, near Chartres,^[1] and described by Laugel in 1862.

The exact position of species within the genera Alces, Cervalces and Libralces is of debate. Many large, prehistoric moose-like cervids were originally placed in Alces, but have since been moved to Cervalces or Libralces by many (but not all) authorities. Both Cervalces and Libralces have also been used interchangeably with regards to certain species.

References

^ Guérin, Claude; Dewolf, Yvette; Lautridou, Jean-Pierre (January 2003). "Révision d'un site paléontologique célèbre : Saint-Prest (Chartres, France). Revision of a famous site: Saint-Prest (Chartres, France)". Geobios. 36 (1): 55–82. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00106-7.

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[1] Guérin, Claude; Dewolf, Yvette; Lautridou, Jean-Pierre (January 2003). "Révision d'un site paléontologique célèbre : Saint-Prest (Chartres, France). Revision of a famous site: Saint-Prest (Chartres, France)". Geobios. 36 (1): 55–82. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00106-7.

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