NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
The aim of present article is to clarify the chronological frame, the systematical position and the paleoecological features of the giant deer Megaloceros giganteus from the Republic of Moldova. The comparative study of the dental remains of giant deer from Paleolithic sites of Moldova and the well-...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Academy of Sciences of Moldova
2018-10-01
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| Series: | Akademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă |
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| Online Access: | http://akademos.asm.md/files/52-59.pdf |
| Summary: | The aim of present article is to clarify the chronological frame, the systematical position and the paleoecological features of the giant deer Megaloceros giganteus from the Republic of Moldova. The comparative study of the dental remains of giant deer from Paleolithic sites of Moldova and the well-preserved sample of giant deer from
the Rhine River Basin (Germany) and quite complete antlered skull and a series of mandibles from Rateș (România) demonstrated that the Moldavian giant deer most probably is represented by the subspecies Megaloceros giganteus ruffii. |
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| ISSN: | 1857-0461 |