Procervulus

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Procervulus
Temporal range: Miocene
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Skull, Museum Mensch und Natur, Munchen
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Cervidae
Subfamily: Procervulinae
Genus: Procervulus
Antler of Procervulus aurelianensis Procervulus aurelianensis.JPG
Antler of Procervulus aurelianensis

Procervulus is an extinct species of deer found in Europe. [1] It possessed horns that were not shed. [2]

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