Cervidae indet.
Class Mammalia, Order Artiodactyla, Suborder Ruminantia, Family Cervidae
Geological Time: Late Pliocene (~2 million years ago)
Size (25.4 mm = 1 inch): Fossil is 150 mm long by up to 52 mm tall
Fossil Site: Liujiang, Guangxi Province, China
Fossil Code: TF319
Price: $125.00
 Description:
This is a well-preserved jaw of a member of the Cervidae (deer) with
rooted teeth from the late Pliocene of China. The Cervidae arose in
Asia during the early Miocene, and migrated to the Americas later
in the Miocene and ultimately to South America in the Pleistocene. |
