Irish Elk

GPTKB entity

Statements (60)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instance_of gptkb:species
gptkbp:associated_with gptkb:galaxy
gptkbp:behavior herding instincts
gptkbp:body_style long legs and large body
gptkbp:breeding_season autumn
dependent on mother
gptkbp:caused_by climate change and hunting
gptkbp:conservation_status extinct
gptkbp:cultural_representation art and literature
gptkbp:cultural_significance mythology and folklore
gptkbp:diet gptkb:product
gptkbp:discovered_by gptkb:Ireland
fossil records
gptkbp:environmental_impact affected by glacial periods
gptkbp:exhibited_at hunting by humans
gptkbp:first_described_by 1820s
gptkbp:fossil_record gptkb:Europe
study of ancient ecosystems
important for understanding evolution.
Ireland and Britain
bones and antlers
up to 400,000 years old
gptkbp:function display and combat
gptkbp:genetic_diversity ancient DNA analysis
gptkbp:growth_rate annual
up to 3.6 meters across
gptkbp:habitat temperate regions
open woodlands
boreal forests
due to climate shifts
gptkbp:historical_period Quaternary period
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Irish Elk
gptkbp:known_for large antlers
gptkbp:last_appearance approximately 7,700 years ago
gptkbp:length up to 3.5 meters
gptkbp:material up to 1 meter
gptkbp:migration seasonal movements
gptkbp:predators gptkb:early_humans
gptkbp:range Europe and Asia
gptkbp:related_species gptkb:mythological_figure
gptkbp:related_to deer family
gptkbp:reproduction viviparous
gptkbp:research paleontology
gptkbp:resides_in Late Pleistocene
gptkbp:scientific_classification gptkb:Kingdom_Animalia
gptkb:Phylum_Chordata
gptkb:Family_Cervidae
Order Artiodactyla
Class Mammalia
gptkbp:scientific_name gptkb:Megaloceros_giganteus
gptkbp:size up to 2.1 meters at the shoulder
larger than modern deer
gptkbp:social_structure herds
gptkbp:subspecies gptkb:Cervinae
gptkbp:weight up to 700 kg
gptkbp:wildlife Holocene
gptkbp:young calves
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Megaloceros
gptkb:Pleistocene_Megafauna
gptkbp:bfsLayer 4