Reconstruction of the Irish Elk (Megaloceros)
Reconstruction of the Irish Elk (Megaloceros), extinct genus found as fossils in Asia and Europe, similar in size to modern Moose. Largest specimens from Denmark and Ireland had antlers 4 metres across. Pleistocene epoch (2, 500, 000 to 10, 000 years ago). Wood engraving circa 1880
Picture No
13908559
Media ID
48404225
Size
4500px x 3197px
(4.2MB)
Credit
World History Archive / Mary Evans Picture Library
Source
World History Archive
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Antlers Epoch Fossils Genus Megaloceros Moose Palaeontology Pleistocene Similar Specimens
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