#didn't even dabble into the wild proportions of Pleistocene art

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Deercember Day Thirty: Megaloceros giganteus | Great Feast

Megaloceros giganteus, also known as the Irish elk, giant deer, or Irish deer, is an extinct species and is one of the largest deer that ever lived. Its range extended across Eurasia during the Pleistocene, from Ireland (where it is known from abundant remains found in bogs) to Lake Baikal in Siberia. The most recent remains of the species have been radiocarbon dated to about 7,700 years ago in western Russia. Its antlers, which can span 3.5 meters (11 ft) across, are the largest known of any deer. It is not closely related to either living species called the elk (Alces alces or Cervus canadensis), with it being widely agreed that its closest living relatives are fallow deer (Dama spp.). A handful of Irish elk depictions are known from the art of the Upper Paleolithic in Europe. However, these are much less abundant than the common red deer and reindeer depictions. The bones of the Irish elk are uncommon in localities where they are found, and only a handful of examples of human interaction are known. More information here.

References: Deer, Megaloceros Design 1, Megaloceros Design 2, Cat, Smilodon Design, Style Suggestion.

#Extinct representative for one of my three “free” days #I'll give myself a little treat and do something easy #I said #cave art should be fast #well to be fair it was fast #but boy this is challenging to do well #so I said fuck it and did it mediocre LOL #didn't even dabble into the wild proportions of Pleistocene art #idek if I could tbh #did learn some stuff tho so that was cool #SECOND-TO-LAST DAY #btw these species did not coexist so some significant liberties were taken for sure #I just needed two well-researched species for the period and this is how things went #Deercember #realHum #Art #Drawing #deer #deer art #paleoart? #Megaloceros giganteus #Irish elk #giant deer #Irish deer #Smilodon fatalis #saber-toothed cat #saber-toothed tiger