Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799 (Irish elk)

Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae

Alternative combination: Cervus giganteus

Belongs to Megaloceros according to I. Agnarsson and L. J. May-Collado 2008

See also Allen 1895 and Gentry 2010

Sister taxa: Megaloceros algericus, Megaloceros luochuanensis, Alces (Megaceros) fossilis, Megaceros baotouensis

Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser

Distribution:

• Quaternary of Greece (2 collections), Hungary (1), the Netherlands (3), Spain (5), the United Kingdom (2)

• Miocene to Pleistocene of the Netherlands (1)

Total: 14 collections each including a single occurrence

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