Megaloceros a.k.a Irish Elk and Giant Deer
In Depth Although often associated with Western Europe where remains were first documented, Megaloceros was actually widespread across Eurasia. The type species of Megaloceros, M. giganteus, is by far the largest and is more commonly known as the ‘Irish Elk’, ‘Irish Deer’ or just simply ‘Giant Deer’. As a genus however, Megaloceros shows a varied number of sizes across … Read more