NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA

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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Main Author: Roman CROITOR
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Academy of Sciences of Moldova 2018-10-01
Series:Akademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă
Subjects:
morphology
systematics
giant deer
megaloceros giganteus
late paleolithic
southeastern europe
Online Access:http://akademos.asm.md/files/52-59.pdf
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spelling doaj-8b970481fc4644b1a1f04ddb27b837f62021-08-09T06:10:22ZengAcademy of Sciences of MoldovaAkademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă1857-04612018-10-01Nr. 4515259NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVARoman CROITOR0Institutul de ZoologieThe 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.http://akademos.asm.md/files/52-59.pdfmorphologysystematicsgiant deermegaloceros giganteuslate paleolithicsoutheastern europe
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NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
Akademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă
morphology
systematics
giant deer
megaloceros giganteus
late paleolithic
southeastern europe
author_facet Roman CROITOR
author_sort Roman CROITOR
title NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
title_short NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
title_full NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
title_fullStr NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
title_full_unstemmed NEW DATA ON SYSTEMATICAL POSITION OF THE GIANT DEER MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS (BLUMENBACH, 1799) FROM THE LATE PLEISTOCENE OF MOLDOVA
title_sort new data on systematical position of the giant deer megaloceros giganteus (blumenbach, 1799) from the late pleistocene of moldova
publisher Academy of Sciences of Moldova
series Akademos: Revista de Ştiinţă, Inovare, Cultură şi Artă
issn 1857-0461
publishDate 2018-10-01
description 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.
topic morphology
systematics
giant deer
megaloceros giganteus
late paleolithic
southeastern europe
url http://akademos.asm.md/files/52-59.pdf
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