Megaloceros giganteus Escala:1:20 Length 139mm

Length 139mm

It is believed that it used its powerful jaw to bite and tear the flesh of its prey

Su mordida —posiblemente entre las más potentes de todos los vertebrados marinos conocidos— habría ejercido presiones capaces de triturar cráneos y costillas con facilidad

Ancho 73 mm

It was an animal completely adapted to marine life and occupied the ecological role of a superpredator in numerous Late Cretaceous ocean ecosystems

Megaloceros giganteus Escala:1:20 Length 139mmMegaloceros giganteus, commonly known as the giant deer or Irish elk, was one of the most spectacular cervids of the Pleistocene and one of the most emblematic species of the European megafauna. Despite its popular name, it was not a true elk in the strict sense, nor was it restricted to Ireland. Its distribution extended across large areas of Europe and western Asia, with an especially famous fossil record from Irish lake deposits and peat bogs. It