Megaloceros (from Greek: μεγαλος megalos + κερας keras, literally "Great Horn"; see also Lister (1987)) is an extinct genus of deer whose members lived throughout Eurasia from the Pleistocene to the early Holocene.

The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), [1][2] also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived.

Once more commonly known as the Irish elk, the giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus), with its huge antlers, would have been an impressive sight. Find out facts about this prehistoric deer, including how big it was, where it lived, what it ate and when it went extinct.

The Irish elk, or Megaloceros giganteus, ranged across northern Eurasia from Siberia to Ireland and shed its giant antlers every year.

2018年9月9日 · Eurasian Pleistocene megafauna are among the most familiar and oft-depicted of prehistoric animals. And among these grand, charismatic and imposing animals is the giant deer Megaloceros giganteus, an Ice Age giant that occurred from Ireland and Iberia in the west to southern Siberia in the east.

2024年12月27日 · Irish elk, (Megaloceros giganteus), extinct species of deer, characterized by immense body size and wide antlers, commonly found as fossils in Pleistocene deposits in Europe and Asia (the Pleistocene Epoch began 2.6 …

The Irish Elk, Megaloceros, is misnamed, for it is neither exclusively Irish nor is it an elk. It is a giant extinct deer, the largest deer species ever, that stood up to seven feet at the shoulder (2.1 meters), with antlers spanning up to 12 feet (3.65 meters).

2024年5月27日 · The Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus), also popularly referred to as the giant deer, is an extinct deer species that lived during the Pleistocene Epoch, 2.6 million years ago, till about 11,000 years ago. It is known for its massive size …

Megaloceros, also known as the Irish Elk, was a genus of deer which lived approximately 2 million to 10,000 years ago – from the Pleistocene through the Modern Period.

Megaloceros is an extinct genus of deers that lived in Eurasia between the late Pliocene epoch and the late Pleistocene epoch, between about 2 million and 11,000 years ago. The best known species of the genus is Megaloceros giganteus which is popularly known as the "Irish Elk". For the most part Megaloceros were large animals, for example Megaloceros giganteus was nearly 7 …