Deer from Late Miocene to Pleistocene of Western Palearctic: matching fossil record and molecular phylogeny data

摘要: This article proposes a brief overview of opinions on cervid systematics and phylogeny, as well some unresolved taxonomical issues, morphology the most important or little known mainland genera species from Late Miocene Plio-Pleistocene Western Eurasia Pleistocene Holocene North Africa. The Cervavitus Pliocervus are included in subfamily Capreolinae. A close to could be direct forerunner modern genus Alces. matching results molecular phylogeny data paleontological record revealed paleozoogeographical context origin subfamilies. Subfamilies Capreolinae Cervinae regarded two adaptive radiations within Palearctic zoogeographic province Eastern part Oriental respectively. clade Eurasian is significantly depleted due climate shifts that repeatedly changed climate-geographic conditions Northern Eurasia. evolved stable subtropical gave several later (including latest one with Cervus, Rusa, Panolia, Hyelaphus) remains generally intact until present days. During Plio-Pleistocene, cervines dispersed Eurasia, however many those lineages have become extinct.