†Megaloceros luochuanensis Xue 1982 (Irish elk)
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Mammalia - Artiodactyla - Cervidae
Full reference: X. Xue. 1982. Notes on Megaloceros luochuanensis (sp. nov.) from Hei-Mugou, Luochuan, Shaanxi province. Vertebrata PalAsiatica (= Gujizhui dongwu yu gurenlei) 20(3):228-235
Belongs to Megaloceros according to X. Xue 1982
Sister taxa: Megaloceros algericus, Megaloceros giganteus, Megaceros baotouensis, Alces (Megaceros) fossilis
Type specimen: Its type locality is Heimugou, Q2, lower part, Luochuan, which is in a Pleistocene loess lime mudstone/mudstone in China
Ecology: ground dwelling grazer-browser
Distribution: found only at Heimugou, Q2, lower part, Luochuan
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