†Megaloceros giganteus Blumenbach 1799 (Irish elk)
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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
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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