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Praemegaceros is an
extinct genus of deer,
known from the
Pleistocene and
Holocene of
Western Eurasia.
Praemegaceros is
considered to be a
genus of "giant...
- "giant deer", like the East
Asian genus Sinomegaceros, and the
European Praemegaceros.
Megaloceros giganteus was
originally described in 1799 as Alce gigantea...
- †Megaloceros (Eurasia, Early/Middle Pleistocene-Holocene, ~5700 BC) †
Praemegaceros (Europe,
Early Pleistocene-Holocene, ~5500 BC) †Pseudodama (Eurasia...
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Sardolutra ichnusae, and the
gigantic Megalenhydris barbaricina) and a deer (
Praemegaceros cazioti). Some of
these animals were
extinct by the
beginning of the...
- the
Sardinian dhole, the
mustelid Enhydrictis galictoides, the deer
Praemegaceros cazioti, the
Corsican giant shrew,
Tyrrhenian mole,
Sardinian pika,...
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exclusively consumed large prey,
possibly including the
giant deer
Praemegaceros, and
heavily overlapped in diet with the
coexisting "European jaguar"...
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Extinct (Pleistocene)
Unknown Sardinian deer
Praemegaceros cazioti Sardinia Extinct (c. 5500 BC)
Praemegaceros Ryukyu dwarf deer
Cervus astylodon Ryukyu...
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appear to
depict Megaloceros could have been
based on
fossil remains.
Praemegaceros cazioti Corsica and
Sardinia Most
recently dated to 8718 BCE in Teppa...
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often collectively referred to as "giant deer", like
Sinomegaceros and
Praemegaceros. The
taxonomy of
giant deer
lacks consensus, with
genus names used for...
- dicranios,
Eucladoceros nestii,
Praemegaceros obscurus,
Microtus Piro Nord Late
Villafranchian Bison,
Praemegaceros solilhacus Galerian (Middle Pleistocene)...
