. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Giant Fallow Deer 139 to preclude its being an inhabitant of forests, and that it must apparently have dwelt in more or less open country, although the other races of the species may well have been woodland animals. The cause of its extinction presents a difficult problem. It may be mentioned that as the name C. hibernicus is a synonym of giganteus, it cannot be employed in the sense proposed by Dr. Pohlig as the title of the typical Fig. 37.—Antlers of Irish Race
. The deer of all lands; a history of the family Cervidæ living and extinct. Deer; Deer, Fossil; Cervidae; Cervidae, Fossil. Giant Fallow Deer 139 to preclude its being an inhabitant of forests, and that it must apparently have dwelt in more or less open country, although the other races of the species may well have been woodland animals. The cause of its extinction presents a difficult problem. It may be mentioned that as the name C. hibernicus is a synonym of giganteus, it cannot be employed in the sense proposed by Dr. Pohlig as the title of the typical Fig. 37.—Antlers of Irish Race of Giant Fallow Deer at different ages, a, burr ; b, brow-tine ; r, trez- tine ; k, back-tine. After Owen. c. Italian Race—Cervus giganteus italic Cervus euryceros italics, Pohlig, Palceontographica, vol. xxxix. p. 228 (1892). Characters.—Size relatively small ; the antlers comparatively simple, with the palmation narrow, much inclined upwards, and the front border curved inwardly so that much of the outer surface is seen in a front view ; all the tines being small, and those above the trez few in number and placed near the summit of the palmation. Distribution.—Italy, Hungary, and probably other Mediterranean countries, in deposits of approximately equivalent age to those yielding remains of the German or northern race. d. French Race—Cervus giganteus belgrandi Cervus belgrandi, Lartet, in Belgrand's La Seine, vol. i. Pal. p. 1 3, plate xviii (1869). Cervus euryceros belgrandi, Pohlig, Palceontographica, vol. xxxix. p. 232 (1892).. 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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