Facts about Megaloceros, an extinct prehistoric animal
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Megaloceros



Megaloceros

Scientific Classification
  Kingdom Animalia
  Phylum Chordata
  Class Mammalia
  Order Artiodactyla
  Family Cervidae
  Genus Megaloceros
Megaloceros is an extinct genus of deers that lived in Eurasia between the late Pliocene epoch and the late Pleistocene epoch, between about 2 million and 11,000 years ago. The best known species of the genus is Megaloceros giganteus which is popularly known as the "Irish Elk".

For the most part Megaloceros were large animals, for example Megaloceros giganteus was nearly 7 feet (2.1 meters) tall at the shoulder, and had antlers that were as much as 12 feet (3.7 meters) from tip to tip. There were however some smaller species of Megaloceros, and in particular species living in Mediterranean islands such as Corsica and Sardinia were prone to dwarfism, and stood less than 3 feet (1 meter) tall at the shoulder.

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Megaloceros were herbivorous (plant-eating) mammals that lived between 2 million and 11,000 years ago

Megaloceros were herbivorous (plant-eating) mammals that lived between 2 million and 11,000 years ago


   
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Hert: Edelhert, Rendier, Eland, Europese ree, Gewei, Damhert, Witstaarthert, Prins-Alfredhert, Sikahert, Megaloceros giganteus, Chinese muntjak (Dutch Edition)
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Hert: Edelhert, Rendier, Eland, Europese ree, Gewei, Damhert, Witstaarthert, Prins-Alfredhert, Sikahert, Megaloceros giganteus, Chinese muntjak (Dutch Edition)
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Bron: Wikipedia. Pagina's: 28. Hoofdstukken: Edelhert, Rendier, Eland, Europese ree, Gewei, Damhert, Witstaarthert, Prins-Alfredhert, Sikahert, Megaloceros giganteus, Chinese muntjak, Hertachtigen, Javaans hert, Muildierhert, Afghaans edelhert, Rood spieshert, Axishert, Pater-Davidshert, Chinese waterree, Sambar, Pampahert, Zwarte muntjak, Capreolinae, Lierhert, Wapiti, Zwijnshert, Roedel, Poedoe, Kuifhert, Calamianenhert, Siberische ree, Ozotoceros bezoarticus arerunguaensis, Baweanhert, Witliphert, Moerashert, Ozotoceros bezoarticus uruguayensis, Spiesherten, Filipijnse sambar, Sumatraanse muntjak, Cervinae, Muntjakherten, Cervus. Uittreksel: Het edelhert (Cervus elaphus), in jagersjargon roodwild, is een hertensoort die voorkomt in Europa, Azië en Noord-Amerika. De Noord-Amerikaanse ondersoorten, die in de Verenigde Staten wapiti en in Canada elk (niet te verwarren met het Britse elk dat een eland is) worden genoemd, worden soms als een aparte soort, Cervus canadensis, beschouwd. Ook Europa en Azië kent enkele ondersoorten. Het edelhert is op de eland na het grootste hert. Het edelhert komt in Nederland voor op de Veluwe, de Oostvaardersplassen en sinds 2005 in het Weerterbos. Af en toe wordt er een edelhert op de Utrechtse Heuvelrug gesignaleerd, alsmede aan de grens met Duitsland van aldaar toegelopen dieren. In het wild levende edelherten zijn in België relatief zeldzaam. In Vlaanderen komen ze voor in de regio Voeren, op het Kempens Plateau en in het Belgisch-Nederlandse grenspark Kempen-Broek. In Wallonië is hun verspreiding beperkt tot het zuidelijke en westelijke deel van de Ardennen. In de zomer zijn de dieren roodbruin van kleur, in de winter grijsachtig bruin. De buikzijde is wit en het staartstuk is roomkleurig. De rui begint eerst bij de kop, de poten en het voorlijf. In september begint de zomervacht plaats te maken voor de wintervacht, en in december is deze volledig vervangen. De zomervacht komt weer terug in mei, en is in juli of augustus comp...
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Pliocene Mammals, including: Ardipithecus, Aurochs, Kenyanthropus, Paranthropus, Australopithecus, Machairodus, Dinofelis, Homotherium, Deinotherium, ... Afarensis, Thylacoleo, Megaloceros
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Hephaestus Books represents a new publishing paradigm, allowing disparate content sources to be curated into cohesive, relevant, and informative books. To date, this content has been curated from Wikipedia articles and images under Creative Commons licensing, although as Hephaestus Books continues to increase in scope and dimension, more licensed and public domain content is being added. We believe books such as this represent a new and exciting lexicon in the sharing of human knowledge. This particular book is a collaboration focused on Pliocene mammals.
Irish Elk (Prehistoric Animals Set II)
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Introduces the physical characteristics, habitat, and behavior of this prehistoric relative of modern-day deer.
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Leonardo's Mountain of Clams and the Diet of Worms: Essays on Natural History
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With his customary brilliance, Gould examines the puzzles and paradoxes great and small that build nature’s and humanity’s diversity and order.

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THE ORIGIN AND FUNCTION OF 'BIZARRE' STRUCTURES: ANTLER SIZE AND SKULL SIZE IN THE 'IRISH ELK', MEGALOCEROS GIGANTEUS.
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Follows a prehistoric deer through his day as he searches for fresh grass to eat, seeks to avoid hungry predators, and flees from a fire.
Late Pleistocene Deer Fossils from Corbeddu Cave (British Archaeological Reports (BAR) International)
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British Archaeological Reports
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Corbeddu cave on the island of Sardinia contains Late Pleistocene sediments containing numerous fossils of a common species of deer. Evidence of human activities was also found which is unusual as a Late Pleistocene island fauna is not supposed to be asscoaited with humans, as they were supposed, until recently to have colonized islands not earlier than the Holocene. Analysis of the assemblages, presented in this study, provided detailed information about the microstratigraphy of the site, which has been reconstructed by using a newly developed computer program. The combination of all taphonomic information makes it possible to reconstruct the nature of the site formation processes and Hofmeijer argues that the assemblages cannot have been formed by natural processes alone. Indeed the Corbeddu cave differs from mainland assemblages to such an extent that the study suggests that the bones were a by product of feeding but were also used as tools.

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