Alces carnutorum

Alces carnutorum; Temporal range: Late Pliocene to Early Pleistocene PreꞒ Ꞓ O S D C P T J K Pg N ↓
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Chordata
Class:	Mammalia
Order:	Artiodactyla
Family:	Cervidae
Genus:	Alces
Species:	A. carnutorum
Binomial name
	Alces carnutorum; Laugel, 1862

Alces carnutorum, also called carnute elk, is an extinct species of large moose that lived in Europe during the Early Pleistocene.

Fragments were found in the site of Saint-Prest, near Chartres,[1] and described by Laugel in 1862. The taxon features a size comprised between Alces gallicus and Alces giganteus.

References

Guérin, Claude; Dewolf, Yvette; Lautridou, Jean-Pierre (January 2003). "Révision d'un site paléontologique célèbre : Saint-Prest (Chartres, France). Revision of a famous site: Saint-Prest (Chartres, France)". Geobios. 36 (1): 55–82. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00106-7.

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[1] Guérin, Claude; Dewolf, Yvette; Lautridou, Jean-Pierre (January 2003). "Révision d'un site paléontologique célèbre : Saint-Prest (Chartres, France). Revision of a famous site: Saint-Prest (Chartres, France)". Geobios. 36 (1): 55–82. doi:10.1016/S0016-6995(02)00106-7.