Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
PaleoDB taxon number: 43850
Alternative combination: Cervus alces
Synonyms: Alces alces americanus Clinton 1822 (no. 231745), Alces muswa Richardson 1852 (no. 231744), Alces runnymedensis Hay 1923 (no. 43853), Cervalces americanus Clinton 1822 (no. 395213), Cervus americanus Clinton 1822 (no. 45014)
Full reference: C. Linnaeus. 1758. Systema Naturae per Regna Tria Naturae, Secundum Classes, Ordines, Genera, Species, cum Characteribus, Differentiis, Synonymis, Locis. Editio Decima 1:1-824
Belongs to Alces according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008
Sister taxa: Alces americanus, Alces machlis, Alces shimeki
Ecology: scansorial insectivore
Average measurements (in mm): P2 25.9 x 23.2, P3 23.0 x 28.0, P4 24.1 x 29.5, M1 27.8 x 27.5, M2 29.0 x 29.1, M3 30.0 x 27.3, p2 20.4 x 14.2, p3 25.0 x 18.2, p4 28.4 x 21.0, m1 28.1 x 19.9, m2 28.8 x 22.1, m3 41.0 x 23.2, femur length 449.6, humerus length 398.8, radius length 408.9, scapula 406.4 x 261.6, skull 551.2 x 221.0, tibia length 482.6, ulna length 502.9
Estimated body mass: 288.6 kg based on femur length, humerus length, tibia length, and ulna length