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Elaphurus Formosanus
''Elaphurus'' is a genus of deer. ''Père David's deer, E. davidianus'' is the only extant species and several fossil species are described. Species As of 2019, the following living and fossil species were recognised:Wei Dong, Qi Wei, Weipeng Bai, Limin Zhang, Wenhui Liu, Zheying Chen, Yongbing Bai, Yongchun Wu, New material of the Early Pleistocene Elaphurus (Artiodactyla, Mammalia) from North China and discussion on taxonomy of ''Elaphurus'', Quaternary International, Volume 519, 2019, Pages 113-121, ISSN 1040-6182, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.quaint.2018.05.015. *''Elaphurus'' Alphonse Milne-Edwards, Milne-Edwards, 1866. **''Elaphurus davidianus'' Milne-Edwards, 1866; Père David's deer **†''Elaphurus bifurcates'' Teilhard de Chardin et Piveteau, 1930. ***†'':ja:シカマシフゾウ, Elaphurus bifurcatus shikamai'' Otsuka, 1968 **†''Elaphurus eleonorae'' Vislobokova, 1988. **†''Elaphurus chinnaniensis'' Chia et Wang, 1978. **†''Elaphurus formosanus'' Shikama, 1937. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alphonse Milne-Edwards
Alphonse Milne-Edwards (Paris, 13 October 1835 – Paris, 21 April 1900) was a French mammalogist, ornithologist, and carcinologist. He was English in origin, the son of Henri Milne-Edwards and grandson of Bryan Edwards, a Jamaican planter who settled at Bruges (then in France). Milne-Edwards obtained a medical degree in 1859 and became assistant to his father at the ' in 1876. He became the director of the in 1891, devoting himself especially to fossil birds and deep-sea exploration. In 1881, he undertook a survey of the Gulf of Gascony with Léopold de Folin and worked aboard the ''Travailleur'' and the '' Talisman,'' researching the seas off the Canary Islands, the Cape Verde Islands, and the Azores. For this, he received a gold medal of the Royal Geographical Society. His major ornithological works include ' published in two parts in 1867 and 1872, ' 1866–1874 and ' 1868–1874. His study of fossils led to the discovery of tropical birds such as trogons and parrots ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |