Procervulus

Procervulus; Temporal range: Miocene
	Skull, Museum Mensch und Natur, München
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Subfamily:	† Procervulinae
Genus:	† Procervulus

Last updated June 11, 2025

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

Antler of Procervulus aurelianensis
Procervulus dichotomus Left Hemi-Mandible MHNT

References

↑ Pilgrim, G. E. (1941). "X.—The relationship of certain variant fossil types of "horn" to those of the living Pecora". Journal of Natural History. Series 11. 7 (38): 172–184. doi:10.1080/00222934108527149.
↑ Ginsburg, L. (1988). "La faune des mammifères des sables Miocènes du synclinal d'Esvres (Val de Loire)" [The mammalian fauna of the Miocene sands of the syncline Esvres (Loire Valley)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. II (in French): 319–22.

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[1] Pilgrim, G. E. (1941). "X.—The relationship of certain variant fossil types of "horn" to those of the living Pecora". Journal of Natural History. Series 11. 7 (38): 172–184. doi:10.1080/00222934108527149.

[2] Ginsburg, L. (1988). "La faune des mammifères des sables Miocènes du synclinal d'Esvres (Val de Loire)" [The mammalian fauna of the Miocene sands of the syncline Esvres (Loire Valley)]. Comptes Rendus de l'Académie des Sciences. II (in French): 319–22.

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