Irish elk

*This image is copyright of its original author *This image is copyright of its original author Giant deer or Irish giant deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the

Recreation of a Giant Deer (Megaloceros giganteus), also known as Irish Elk, the most widely known fossil deer, with the largest antlers of any living or extinct deer. Dated from the Middle Pleistocene (about 400,000-300,000 years ago), and ranging across Europe to ...

The extinct Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) lived during the Pleistocene, ranging across Eurasia from Ireland to China. The most recent remains (in Siberia) carbon date to about 8000 years ago. Scientists estimate these massive deer stood about 7 feet tall at the shoulders and on average weighed over 1,600 lbs. They carried the largest antlers of any known deer species—a full rack could weigh up to 90 lbs. and spread up to 12 ft from tip to tip.

Prehistoric Megaloceros giganteus was a giant deer that roamed over Eurasia during the Pleistocene. About 7 ft. tall at the shoulder and weighing about 1,600 lbs., stags carried the largest antler spread of any known deer species—up to 12 ft wide.

Megaloceros giganteus ranged across Eurasia from Ireland to China during the Pleistocene.

Irish elk attempting to escape from a pack of wolves.

Irish elk skeleton///inspiration for my other ankle

Megaloceros giganteus by Gabriel N. Ugueto

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