Xenocervulus
| Xenocervulus Temporal range: | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Infraclass: | Placentalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | †Xenocervulus Croitor, 2025 |
| Species: | †X. ruscinensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Xenocervulus ruscinensis (Depéret, 1890) | |
Xenocervulus is an extinct genus of cervine deer that lived in Europe during the Zanclean stage of the Pliocene epoch.
Palaeobiology
[edit]Palaeoecology
[edit]The brachydont, small cheek teeth in the maxilla suggest that X. ruscinensis was a folivorous browser.[1]
References
[edit]- ↑ Croitor, Roman (May 2025). "A revision of Cervus ruscinensis Depéret, 1890 (Cervidae, Mammalia) from the Early Pliocene of Roussillon (France)". Bollettino della Società Paleontologica Italiana. 64 (1): 245–259. doi:10.4435/BSPI.2025.13. ISSN 0375-7633. Retrieved 3 April 2026 – via ResearchGate.
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