Alces gallicus
| Alces gallicus Temporal range: | |
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| Size diagram of the extinct moose Alces gallicus | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Chordata |
| Class: | Mammalia |
| Order: | Artiodactyla |
| Family: | Cervidae |
| Subfamily: | Capreolinae |
| Genus: | Alces |
| Species: | †A. gallicus |
| Binomial name | |
| †Alces gallicus (Azzaroli, 1952) | |
| Synonyms | |
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Cervalces gallicus Libralces gallicus | |
Alces gallicus, also known as the Gallic moose, is an extinct species of moose, which has been found in Europe. It is believed to have lived in Pleistocene about 2 MYA. This species was smaller than recent moose, but it had longer antlers than it's modern relatives. Antlers structure similar to Cervalces, consisted of very long beams and relatively small palms. It is sometimes included in the genus Libralces or Cervalces.