Animals Of The Stone Age: A List Of Stone Age Animals With Pictures & Facts
Irish Elk
Megaloceros
Image: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped / resized by ActiveWild.com)
Where found: Europe, Asia
The Irish elk Megaloceros giganteus was a large member of the deer family Cervidae. It was one of several species of the now-extinct genus Megaloceros. This stone age species was found across northern Europe and into Siberia. It was a similar size to today’s moose and its antlers were larger than those of any other known deer.
Depictions of the Irish elk in cave paintings show
Megaloceros
Image: Sémhur, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons (cropped / resized by ActiveWild.com)
Where found: Europe, Asia
The Irish elk Megaloceros giganteus was a large member of the deer family Cervidae. It was one of several species of the now-extinct genus Megaloceros. This stone age species was found across northern Europe and into Siberia. It was a similar size to today’s moose and its antlers were larger than those of any other known deer.
Depictions of the Irish elk in cave paintings show
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