The evolution of the giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach)
@article{Lister1994TheEO, title={The evolution of the giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus (Blumenbach)}, author={Adrian M. Lister}, journal={Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society}, year={1994}, volume={112}, pages={65-100} }
Abstract The giant deer, Megaloceros giganteus , is best known from its fossil occurrences in Ireland around 11 000 years ago, but has a history across Europe and Western Asia spanning 300 000-400 000 years. This paper reports a biometric study of variation and evolution in the giant deer through its history. Most early populations were as large in body size as the Irish sample, but some were distinctly smaller and others had markedly shorter limbs. Thickened skull and mandibular bones…
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