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An extant relative of the dwarf pronghorn Capromeryx, this species is notably larger and features characteristic two-pronged horns. The La Brea material is indistinguishable from the modern form. Cf. Wapiti [11] [19] Cervus cf. canadensis: Although present at the tar pits, material assigned to the modern elk has not been dated.
Bone, antler, and horn create relatively durable items; long bones (femurs, phalanges, etc.) and antlers provide the most versatile working material for many tools, but all parts of a skeleton can be worked. [25] Horn has numerous applications, from medieval hornbooks to 19th-century hair ornaments and more.
Likely due to different social structures, the Irish elk exhibits more marked sexual dimorphism than Alces, with Irish elk bucks being notably larger than does. [36] In total, Irish elk bucks may have ranged from 450–700 kg (990–1,540 lb), with an average of 575 kg (1,268 lb), and does may have been relatively large, about 80% of buck size ...
The etymology being from Greek: μεγαλος megalos "great" + κερας keras "horn, antler". [7] The type and only species named in the description being Megaloceros antiquorum, based on Irish remains now considered to belong to M. giganteus, making the former a junior synonym.
The best known Elasmotherium species, E. sibiricum, sometimes called the Siberian unicorn, [4] was among the largest known rhinoceroses, with an estimated body mass of around 4.5 tonnes (9,900 lb), comparable to an elephant, and is often conjectured to have borne a single very large horn. However, no horn has ever been found, and other authors ...
The "horns" of a pronghorn (which is not a cervid but a antilocaprid) meet some of the criteria of antlers, but are not considered true antlers because they contain keratin. [9] An antler on a red deer stag. Velvet covers a growing antler, providing blood flow that supplies oxygen and nutrients.
Most expensive fossil ever sold until the sale of the Stegosaurus Apex in 2024. Sale did not include rights to reproduction, which were retained by Black Hills Institute of Geological Research. Numerous replicas are exhibited in museums worldwide. [59] Allosaurus: Skeleton Collected in Wyoming, US in 2016 Drouot: October 13, 2020: Paris ...
One member of the genus, T. shuleri, survived until about 12,000 years ago, and was present when Paleo-Indians reached North America. [4] Although approximately the same size as the living pronghorn, the limb bones are somewhat more robust, suggesting that its running speed was slower than living pronghorn.