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Middle Pleistocene ungulates - Revamped

Revamped drawings of some Middle Pleistocene herbivores based on the fossils unearthed from the site of Fontana Ranuccio (Anagni, Central Italy) dated around 0.4 Ma. We are not sure if the few large deer fossils from this locality belong to Praemegaceros solihacus but it's plausible (reconstruction based on material from Isernia la Pineta).

The old version can be seen in this article I've published back in 2018: https://www.researchgate.net/publication/322906132_Ungulate_dietary_adaptations_and_palaeoecology_of_the_Middle_Pleistocene_site_of_Fontana_Ranuccio_Anagni_Central_Italy

From left to right: Clacton fallow deer, Middle Pleistocene red deer, Praemegaceros, aurochs, Middle Pleistocene horse, Stephanorhinus. Shoulder height of red deer: around 1.20 m

From left to right: Clacton fallow deer, Middle Pleistocene red deer, Praemegaceros, aurochs, Middle Pleistocene horse, Stephanorhinus. Shoulder height of red deer: around 1.20 m

Dama clactoniana

Dama clactoniana

Cervus elaphus (fossil form)

Cervus elaphus (fossil form)

Praemegaceros solihacus

Praemegaceros solihacus

Bos primigenius

Bos primigenius

Equus mosbachensis

Equus mosbachensis

Stephanorhinus

Stephanorhinus