Megaloceros name, which became progressively more widely used, until a taxonomic decision in 1989 by the ICZN confirmed the priority of Megaloceros over...
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Irish elk (redirect from Megaloceros giganteus giganteus)
The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the...
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muscle build. Megaloceros giganteus or Irish Elk is a species from the Pliocene to Pleistocene epochs in Eurasia. Hawkins built four Megaloceros sculptures...
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taxonomy for Megaloceros, he avoided using the name Megaceroides, and suggested affinities to his proposed "verticornis group" of Megaloceros species, and...
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collectively as members of the tribe Megacerini), with a close relationship to Megaloceros. Many members of the genus are noted for their distinctive palmate antler...
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notable for its 2+ meter wide antlers, comparable in size to those of Megaloceros. Libralces fossils have been found from France to Tajikistan, with the...
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example: The moose (Alces alces) is an extant species, and the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) is an extinct species. In the group of molluscs known as the...
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historically been suggested for the giant antlers of the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) that became extinct in Holocene Eurasia (although climate-induced...
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genera like Megaloceros and Sinomegaceros, though other authors have disputed the close relationship between Praemegaceros and Megaloceros, alternatively...
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the end of the Pleistocene into historic times, including Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), aurochs (Bos primigenius), woolly rhinoceros (Coelodonta...
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