Large deer from the Villafranchian of Eastern Europe (Sea of Azov Region): Evolution and paleoecology

The most numerous forms of large deer Eucladoceros and Arvernoceros from Villafranchian localities of Sea of Azov Region and adjacent territories are described. Their characteristics of evolutionary changes in a structure of their antlers are marked. The partial revision of late representatives of genus Eucladoceros with allocation of some subspecies was carried out.