Cervus sivalensis
Extinct species of deer
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Cervus sivalensis is an extinct species of large sized deer that lived during Pliocene to Pleistocene of Sivalik Hills and Kashmir of Indian subcontinent.[1][2][3]
| Cervus sivalensis | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Genus: | Cervus |
| Species: | †C. sivalensis |
| Binomial name | |
| †Cervus sivalensis Lydekker, 1876 | |
Discovery and naming
The holotype of Cervus sivalensis, GSI B215, was discovered by Richard Lydekker from Maili of Punjab, India. It was originally described as a specimen of Cervus triplidens, however due to its large size it was reclassified as its own species by 1886. The species name sivalensis is after the Sivalik Hills of Northern Indian subcontinent.