Irish Deer

Description: Irish Deer (Elk?), Megaloceros. Cenozoic Charles R. Knight painting or mural. Knight's unsurpassed tribute to the magnificent Irish Deer Megaloceros, which possessed the most ponderous antlers of any known deer, their spread being an incredible eight or more feet.
Attribution: (c) Field Museum of Natural History - CC BY-NC 4.0
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Department(s)
  • Library
  • Photo Archives
  • Geology
Creator(s)
  • Photographer: Ron Testa : Field Museum of Natural History - Photography Division
Date: Created 01 Jun 1980
Physical Size and Format: 4x5 in. color transparency
Citation: Courtesy of: R. Testa. (c) Field Museum of Natural History. CC BY-NC 4.0. https://mm.fieldmuseum.org/f63db6bb-1f44-46e3-92c8-f3c2e9d8efaf (accessed on 10 Jul 2024)
Media File URL: http://fm-digital-assets.fieldmuseum.org/527/090/CK1T.jpg
Associated Catalog Number(s)
  • GE 580
Associated Specimen(s)
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CK1T.jpg
Irish Deer (Elk?), Megaloceros. Cenozoic Charles R. Knight painting or mural. Knight's unsurpassed tribute to the magnificent Irish Deer Megaloceros, which possessed the most ponderous antlers of any known deer, their spread being an incredible eight or more feet.
IRN: 527090
GUID: f63db6bb-1f44-46e3-92c8-f3c2e9d8efaf