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Agalmaceros is an extinct genus of deer of the Cervidae family, that lived in South America during the Pleistocene. The type species is A. blicki.[1] Remains have only been found in Ecuador. It showed a clear affinity to Andean or temperate habitats.[2] Agalmaceros blicki is estimated to have been 60 kilograms (130 lb) in weight.[3]
References
- ^ "Agalmaceros blicki". Fossilworks.org. Retrieved 8 August 2017.
- ^ Ochsenius, Claudio (1985). "Pleniglacial Desertization, Large-AnimalMassExtinction and Pleistocene-Holocene Boundary in South America" (PDF). Revista de Geografía Norte Grande. 12: 35–47.
- ^ Lyons, Kathleen (2004). "Of mice, mastodons and men: human-mediated extinctions on four continents" (PDF). Evolutionary Ecology Research. 6: 339–358.
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