3D model of a Giant Deer (NHMW-GEO-1876/0030/0003)

3D scan of an original fossilized skeleton of a giant deer (Megaloceros giganteus) found in Ireland from the Late Pleistocene (ca. 12,000 years old). The males had a shoulder height of around 2.1 meters and their antlers are the largest known in any deer with a width up to 4 meters. The giant deer disappeared around 11,700 years ago in Europe, like many other animals from the Ice Age. This skeleton – like many others of its sort – was found in a peat bog in Ireland. The bog preserved the bones over thousands of years which also led to the dark color of the bones. This specimen’s antlers are around 2.6 meters wide.