Megaloceros

Japanese: Megaloceros
Megaloceros

…Its morphology resembles that of a modern moose, but its neck is raised like that of a red deer. The genus Megaloceros , which existed in Europe, and the genus Sinomegaceros , which exists in Asia, are distinguished by the shape of their antlers. The Harebonesika, which was found in the Zhoukoudian cave along with Peking Man, and the Yabeo-o-no-shika, which is known from various parts of Japan, are the latter. …

*Some of the terminology explanations that mention "Megaloceros" are listed below.

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Japanese:

…形態は現生のヘラジカに似るが,首はアカシカのように上にもたげていた。ヨーロッパにいたメガロケロス属Megalocerosのものと,アジアのシノメガケロス属Sinomegacerosのものは角の形状で区別される。周口店の洞穴で北京原人にともなって産出するハレボネシカや日本の各地から知られるヤベオオツノシカは後者である。…

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