Eucladoceros dicranios (Nesti, 1841) Falconer, 1868
Mammalia
Artiodactyla
Cervidae
Cervinae
Early Pleistocene
Upper Valdarno (Late Villafranchian)
Italy
Height: 1.8 m
The males of this large prehistoric deer from Europe developed extraordinary antlers which look a bit like those of the legendary Pokemon Xerneas. The genus seems to have originated in China where the earliest remains (Early Pliocene) have been found. The species E. dicranios have been found in Italy, England and Russia and date from the Early Pleistocene.
January 8, 2017
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