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Megaloceros

Megaloceros logo #21000 Megaceros Orthogonoceros Praemegaceros Sinomegaceros Most members of the genus were extremely large animals that favoured meadows or open woodlands, with most species averaging slightly below 2 metres at the withers. Many of the Mediterranean species, on the other hand, were textbook examples of insular dwarfism, such as the Sardinian (and Corsica...
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Megaloceros

Megaloceros logo #20023Megaloceros (=Megaceros) giganteus meaning gigantic large horn), is the prehistoric Irish elk (more closely related to the fallow deer than the elk). It was the biggest deer that ever lived; it was over 10 feet (3 m) tall and had enormous antlers 11 feet (3.3 m) across (the largest of any deer). These antlers were shed yearly. Megaceros dates from ...
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