Dama clactoniana
| Dama clactoniana | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Cervinae |
| Genus: | Dama |
| Species: | D. clactoniana |
| Binomial name | |
| Dama clactoniana Falconer in Murchison, 1868 | |
Dama clactoniana is an extinct species of cervid belonging to the genus Dama. It lived during the Middle Pleistocene.
Palaeoecology
Evidence from the site of Fontana Aruccio in Italy shows that D. clactoniana was primarily a browser.[1]
References
- ^ Strani, Flavia; DeMiguel, Daniel; Bona, Fabio; Sardella, Raffaele; Biddittu, Italo; Bruni, Luciano; De Castro, Adelaide; Guadagnoli, Francesco; Bellucci, Luca (1 May 2015). "Ungulate dietary adaptations and palaeoecology of the Middle Pleistocene site of Fontana Ranuccio (Anagni, Central Italy)". Palaeogeography, Palaeoclimatology, Palaeoecology. 496: 238–247. doi:10.1016/j.palaeo.2018.01.041. Retrieved 10 September 2024 – via Elsevier Science Direct.
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