The Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), also called the giant deer or Irish deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the...
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spotted in county Wicklow and county Armagh. The Irish elk and the red deer both became extinct in Ireland about 10,500 years ago during the Nahanagan Stadial...
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The elk (pl.: elk or elks; Cervus canadensis), or wapiti, is the second largest species within the deer family, Cervidae, and one of the largest terrestrial...
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member of the genus, Megaloceros giganteus, vernacularly known as the "Irish elk" or "giant deer", is also the best known. Fallow deer are thought to be...
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Elk may also refer to: Eurasian elk or moose (Alces alces), the largest extant species in the deer family Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus, extinct)...
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Moose (redirect from European Elk)
The moose (pl.: 'moose'; used in North America) or elk (pl.: 'elk' or 'elks'; used in Eurasia) (Alces alces) is the world's tallest, largest and heaviest...
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Sika deer Reeves's muntjac Water deer Elk/moose - (on private reserves) Reindeer - (on private reserves) Irish elk Scottish red deer (subspecies) Roe deer...
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extinct. For example: The moose (Alces alces) is an extant species, and the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) is an extinct species. In the group of molluscs...
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Pélabon, Christophe; Hansen, Thomas F. (2024-01-29). "Antler Allometry, the Irish Elk and Gould Revisited". Evolutionary Biology. 51: 149–165. doi:10.1007/s11692-023-09624-1...
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year. Its notable features included the Irish elk and the banner of the House of de Burgh. The flag of Ireland is a tricolour of green, white and orange...
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no snakes in Ireland, and only one species of reptile (the common lizard) is native to the island. Extinct species include the Irish elk, the great auk...
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allude to the extinct Irish elk, also known as the "giant deer". Skinty Fia became the band's first number-one album in both Ireland and the UK. It reached...
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the Ulster Scots, and an Irish elk to represent the "native element". The lion bears a flag with the Irish harp and the Irish elk bears a flag with the arms...
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the modern elk. † Megaloceros (Pliocene–Pleistocene) featured the Irish elk (M. giganteus), one of the largest known cervids. The Irish elk reached 2 metres...
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such Cervalces scotti, the largest races of the extant moose and the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), despite some overlap in shoulder height, and...
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List of extinct animals of the British Isles (redirect from List of extinct animals of the UK & Ireland)
number of the listed species are globally extinct (most famously the Irish elk, great auk and woolly mammoth). Most of the remainder survive to some...
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extinction, as has historically been suggested for the giant antlers of the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) that became extinct in Holocene Eurasia (although...
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maturation with extended periods of growth. An example is the extinct Irish elk. From the fossil record, its antlers spanned up to 12 feet (3.7 m) wide...
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fallow deer species Dama clactoniana, aurochs (Bos primigenius), the Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), steppe bison (Bison priscus), the extinct giant...
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Thought: Diversity, Evolution, and Inheritance Consider the antlers of the Irish elk, (often supposed to be far too large; in deer antler size has an allometric...
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the site include the straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus), Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), fallow deer, red deer (Cervus elaphus), aurochs...
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against the Irish Home Rule Bills of 1886 and 1893. Joined by loyalist labour, on the eve of World War I this broad opposition to Irish self-government...
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Another example given in textbooks is the extinct Irish elk, Megaloceros giganteus. The male Irish elk's enormous antlers could perhaps have evolved as displays...
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by megafauna following the LGM (such as mammoths, woolly rhinoceroses, Irish elk, and cave lions), in part contributing to their extinction which occurred...
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Caves of Kesh (category Articles containing Irish-language text)
remains. Among others, these included bones of brown bear, arctic lemming, Irish elk, and grey wolf. The sixteen interconnecting caves of white cherty limestone...
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The Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks (BPOE; also often known as the Elks Lodge or simply The Elks) is an American fraternal order founded in 1868...
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extinct Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus) and the stag-moose (Cervalces scotti) were of similar size to the Alaskan moose. However, the Irish elk could...
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While the Alaska moose and the Asian Chukotka moose match the extinct Irish elk in size, they are smaller than Cervalces latifrons, the largest deer of...
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Pleistocene megafauna such as chamois, ibex, wild boar, steppe wisent, aurochs, Irish elk, woolly mammoth, straight-tusked elephant, woolly rhinoceros, Merck's...
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extinct from the end of the Pleistocene into historic times, including Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus), aurochs (Bos primigenius), woolly rhinoceros...
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