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5.7" Irish Elk Jaw Section - Pleistocene, Germany
This is a beautifully preserved, 5.7" long jaw of a 40,000 year old, extinct Irish Elk (Megaloceros giganteus) from the Rhine River in Germany. This is a section of the right mandible and contains the roots of two teeth.
Comes with a stand.
Comes with a stand.
Megaloceros giganteus was a giant prehistoric deer with antlers that could grow up to 12 feet across. They likely reached body masses of nearly 1,500 pounds, roughly equivalent to today's Alaskan Moose.
Life reconstruction of the extinct giant deer, genus Megaloceros
Life reconstruction of the extinct giant deer, genus Megaloceros
The gravel deposits along the Rhine River used to produce a large number of Pleistocene fossils while miners quarried for gravel aggregate. They have become much harder to come by in recent years as the quarry operations have become more mechanized, often destroying fossils in the process.
SPECIES
Megaloceros giganteus
LOCATION
Rhine River Gravel Deposit, Germany
SIZE
5.7" long
CATEGORY
ITEM
#123490
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