Irish elk

Irish elk:

see elkelk,
name applied to several large members of the deer family. It most properly designates the largest member of the family, Alces alces, found in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. In North America this animal is called moose.
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Irish Elk

(Megaceros giganteus), an extinct mammal of the deer family. In appearance it is similar to the fallow deer. The Irish elk existed in the Pleistocene and the early Holocene. It was distinguished by a large size and enormous antlers (up to 4 m in span), which broadened at the top in the shape of a paddle with several large prongs. The structure of the teeth, limbs, and antlers indicates that the Irish elk inhabited wet meadows. It was found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. An especially large number of skeletons have been found in the peat bogs of Ireland. In the USSR, most of the remains of the Irish elk are found in human encampments from the early Carboniferous in the middle and southern latitudes, including the Crimea and the Northern Caucasus. Whole skeletons have been found in the territories of Riazan’ and Sverdlovsk oblasts.

REFERENCE

Osnovy paleontologii: Mlekopitaiushchie. Moscow, 1962.

B. A. TROFIMOV

单词	irish elk
释义	Irish elk Irish elk n. A large extinct deer of the genus Megaloceros of the Pliocene, Pleistocene, and Holocene Epochs, having very large palmate antlers. Many fossil remains have been found in Irish peat bogs. Also called giant deer. Irish elk n (Palaeontology) an extinct Eurasian giant deer of the Pleistocene genus Megaloceros, which had antlers up to 4 metres across Irish elk Irish elk: see elkelk, name applied to several large members of the deer family. It most properly designates the largest member of the family, Alces alces, found in the northern regions of Eurasia and North America. In North America this animal is called moose. ..... Click the link for more information. . Irish Elk (Megaceros giganteus), an extinct mammal of the deer family. In appearance it is similar to the fallow deer. The Irish elk existed in the Pleistocene and the early Holocene. It was distinguished by a large size and enormous antlers (up to 4 m in span), which broadened at the top in the shape of a paddle with several large prongs. The structure of the teeth, limbs, and antlers indicates that the Irish elk inhabited wet meadows. It was found in Europe, Asia, and North Africa. An especially large number of skeletons have been found in the peat bogs of Ireland. In the USSR, most of the remains of the Irish elk are found in human encampments from the early Carboniferous in the middle and southern latitudes, including the Crimea and the Northern Caucasus. Whole skeletons have been found in the territories of Riazan’ and Sverdlovsk oblasts. REFERENCE Osnovy paleontologii: Mlekopitaiushchie. Moscow, 1962. B. A. TROFIMOV MedicalSeeELKThesaurusSeeelk
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