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''Cervus elaphus acoronatus'' is an extinct subspecies of the
''Cervus elaphus acoronatus'' was a red deer subspecies of large size, similar to that of the existing
Occurrence of palmated Cervus elaphus from Italian late Pleistocene localities
/ref> Later, the morphology of the antlers changed, developing the mentioned crown.
Il cervo di SovereTaxonomy and biostratigraphy of Middle Pleistocene deer remains from Arago
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red deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of we ...
belonging to the family Cervidae
Deer or true deer are hoofed ruminant mammals forming the family Cervidae. The two main groups of deer are the Cervinae, including the muntjac, the elk (wapiti), the red deer, and the fallow deer; and the Capreolinae, including the reind ...
. Some authors consider it a distinct species, ''Cervus acoronatus''.
Description
''Cervus elaphus acoronatus'' was a red deer subspecies of large size, similar to that of the existing red deer
The red deer (''Cervus elaphus'') is one of the largest deer species. A male red deer is called a stag or hart, and a female is called a hind. The red deer inhabits most of Europe, the Caucasus Mountains region, Anatolia, Iran, and parts of we ...
, ''Cervus elaphus'', with large and well-developed antlers. In this archaic form, the antlers lack at their apices, even in adult individuals, the characteristic multipointed "crown" (hence the Latin name ''acoronatus'', meaning without crown). In this subspecies, the antlers have a simple distal fork oriented transversally to the axis of the body.
It is a deer of Eastern origin, reported in Central Europe in the Pleistocene. The fossil records of ''C. e. acoronatus'' start in the lower Middle Pleistocene.Laura Abbazzi, A. Azzaroli Occurrence of palmated Cervus elaphus from Italian late Pleistocene localities
/ref> Later, the morphology of the antlers changed, developing the mentioned crown.
References
Further reading
*Anna Paganoni, Benedetto SalaIl cervo di Sovere
{{Taxonbar, from=Q16975577 Elk and red deer Pleistocene mammals of Europe