. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 6o when compared with the living species, it agrees in the greater relative length of the beam and the simpler palmation of the antlers, of which some good examples are figured by Professor Dawkins in the monograph cited. Distribution.—Europe, in the Lower Plistocene epoch, the known remains having been obtained from the Norfolk forest-bed and Thuringia. 3. Scott's Elk—Alces scotti [Extinct] Ccrvi/s (Wiericanus, Harlan, Fauna Americana, p. 245 (1825), nec Erxleben, 1777.
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. 6o when compared with the living species, it agrees in the greater relative length of the beam and the simpler palmation of the antlers, of which some good examples are figured by Professor Dawkins in the monograph cited. Distribution.—Europe, in the Lower Plistocene epoch, the known remains having been obtained from the Norfolk forest-bed and Thuringia. 3. Scott's Elk—Alces scotti [Extinct] Ccrvi/s (Wiericanus, Harlan, Fauna Americana, p. 245 (1825), nec Erxleben, 1777. Cerva/ces americanus? Scott, Proc. Ac. Philadelphia, 1885, p. 181. Characters.—Beam of antlers relatively much longer than in A. machlis, and palmation smaller and more distinctly divided into an anterior and. Fig. 14.—Skull and Antlers of Scott's Extinct Elk from the Plistocene of North America. After Dr. W. B. Scott. posterior branch, with two outwardly directed snags near their line of division. Nasals longer, and the premaxilhe extending upwards to unite with them. Distribution.—North America, in the Plistocene period. Although this i*- undoubtedly a more generalised form, I see no reason for separating it gcnerically from the existing elk. The outward direction of the beam of the antlers shows that there is no approximation to Cervus. 1 This species requires a new name, Cervus atnericanus being Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Lydekker, Richard, 1849-1915. London, R. Ward, limited
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