Megaloceros giganteus

GPTKB entity

Statements (50)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf endemic species
gptkbp:antlerLength up to 1.7 meters per side
gptkbp:antlerShedFrequency annually
gptkbp:antlerType palmate
gptkbp:antlerWeight up to 40 kg
gptkbp:causeOfExtinction climate change
human hunting
gptkbp:class gptkb:Mammalia
gptkbp:commonName gptkb:Irish_elk
gptkbp:culturalSignificance featured in prehistoric art
symbol of Ice Age fauna
gptkbp:describedBy gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Blumenbach
gptkbp:describedYear 1799
gptkbp:diet herbivore
gptkbp:distribution gptkb:Britain
gptkb:Eurasia
gptkb:Ireland
gptkb:mainland_Europe
gptkb:Siberia
gptkbp:extinct about 7,700 years ago
gptkbp:family gptkb:Cervidae
gptkbp:firstAppearance gptkb:Late_Pleistocene
gptkbp:fossilFinds gptkb:Britain
gptkb:France
gptkb:Germany
gptkb:Siberia
Lough Gur, Ireland
gptkbp:fossilRange Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
gptkbp:genus gptkb:Megaloceros
gptkbp:habitat gptkb:grass
open woodland
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Megaloceros giganteus
gptkbp:kingdom gptkb:Animalia
gptkbp:lastAppearance gptkb:Early_Holocene
gptkbp:location gptkb:Natural_History_Museum,_London
gptkbp:mass up to 700 kg
gptkbp:maximumAntlerSpan up to 3.65 meters
gptkbp:notableFeature large antlers
one of the largest deer ever
gptkbp:order gptkb:Artiodactyla
gptkbp:phylum gptkb:Chordata
gptkbp:predators humans
wolves
cave lions
gptkbp:relatedTo modern deer
gptkbp:reproduction sexual
gptkbp:status extinct
gptkbp:taxonRank gptkb:species
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Irish_elk
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6