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morggo · 9 months

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Artwork made exclusively for my enamel pin set Kickstarter, launching July 20th. Follow the project here to be the first to know when it launches!

#art #illustration #artists on tumblr #my art #skull #irish elk #megaloceros #megafauna #prehistoric #kickstarter #green #gold #blue

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palaeosinensis · 3 months

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Two cave art inspired Megaloceros bucks creating their own thunder in the grass. This is a subsection of something bigger I was trying, but this is lovely on its own.

The noise and swirling faint patterns are anti-AI measures and are not present on the actual art print.

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darksilvania · 10 months

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Fakemon Challenge #8 - ELKARACHNID (Steel/Bug) The Steel Antlers pokemon

It is based on the Tailless Whip Scorpion and the Irish Elk

Why Scolipede gets to be the only horse bug?

#pokemon #fakemon #fake pokemon #steel #steel type #steel pokemon #steel fakemon #bug #bug pokemon #bug fakemon #bug type #tailles whip scorpion #whip spider #elk #irish elk #megaloceros #antlers

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siryl · 3 months

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"Spirit of the Forest" by Jocelin Carmes.

#jocelin carmes #irish elk #skeleton #nature spirit #fire #forest fire #forest #halloween

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thesilicontribesman · 1 year

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Skeleton of the Irish Elk, The Museum of Liverpool, Merseyside

#ice age #stone age #bronze age #copper age #iron age #neolithic #mesolithic #calcholithic #paleolithic #prehistoric #prehistory #extinct #elk #irish elk #skeleton #archaeology #ancient living #ancient species #Liverpool

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earlypalaeoart · 2 months

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Benjamin Waterhouse Hawkins with his statue of the Irish elk, Megaloceros, [1853?]

https://ansp.org/research/library/archives/0800-0899/hawkins803/

#benjamin waterhouse hawkins #irish elk #crystal palace #1853

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stairnaheireann · 2 months

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The Gigantic Irish Deer

The Gigantic Irish Deer (Megaloceros giganteus) also called the giant deer or Irish giant deer, is an extinct species of deer in the genus Megaloceros and is one of the largest deer that ever lived. The animal was never exclusively Irish – nor, for that matter, was it an elk – but Ireland was the early treasure-house of its fossil skeletons and antlers, impeccably preserved in lake-mud beneath…

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#Antlers #British Museum #Gigantic Irish Deer #Ireland #Irish Elk #Irish Giant Deer #Megaloceros giganteus

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petermorwood · 1 year

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Hey, since cloning technology is good enough for them to create mammoth meatballs but not the entire mammoth yet, which prehistoric animal do you feel like taking a bite of?

Given where I was born, and where @dduane and I currently live, I think some Giant Irish Elk venison would be about right.

Enough for the entire clan with plenty of leftovers and a Handy Thing To Hang Stuff From.

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Which leads via Memory Lane to a funny by John M. Ford, who used to post such things - along with witticisms, wise observations and poetry - on Making Light.

He produced these in the same way a bonfire produces sparks: random, unexpected, brilliant and without apparent effort - though like the graceful swan on the river, I bet there was a lot of work going on out of sight. Or maybe not. Mike was that good.

For instance, he wrote THIS just to comment on another post...

I saved everything I could find offline because You Can Never Tell about online stuff, and also because there was, for a time, doubt - happily, It Got Better - that ANY of his writing would ever be seen again.

(Dammit, just like Terry Pratchett I HATE having to refer to Mike in past tense...)

And now, the funny (original archived Here). I've been assured that This Recipe Will Work, though the assurance also came with a strong suggestion about reducing the ingredient quantities More Than Somewhat.

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Hot Gingered Pygmy Mammoth & Jumbo Shrimp Salad

Feeds your whole tribe.

1 pygmy mammoth, boned and cubed (about 1 ton) 1 ton jumbo shrimp, peeled and deveined (many many ordinary shrimps, or one Ebirah claw) 10 buckets sesame seeds 60 pounds bean thread noodles if you are an Eastern tribe, whatever your tribe uses for noodles otherwise. If you have not yet invented the noodle, this might be a good time to do so. 1 bucket vegetable oil 1 bucket sesame oil Salt 10 buckets minced fresh ginger 6 buckets minced garlic 15 buckets dry Sherry 15 buckets rice wine vinegar 60 pounds sugar 60 buckets diced fresh mangoes 15 buckets chopped green onions Big Snorgul's helmet full of red pepper flakes 10 buckets chopped fresh cilantro, plus 5 Big Snorgul's helmets fresh cilantro, garnish 1000 large heads lettuce, cored and leaves separated (a raid on the People Who Grow Stuff may be necessary) 30 buckets thinly sliced, peeled, seeded, drained cucumbers, or just chop up the damn cucumbers and say "Fie to thee!" a lot All the chives you got

Preheat a giant turtle shell over a fumarole. A big giant turtle. Put some oil in there. Make sure no other giant turtles are around to see you do this.

On a flat rock, stirring with your Stick of the Dining God, dry cook the sesame seeds over medium heat until they are brown and smell good. Remove from the heat. Add the noodles to the turtle shell and fry fast until puffy and the color of sunrise. Remove from the oil and drain on non-itchy leaves. Throw salt. Set aside.

Sear the mammoth meat on the flat rock. Salt but don't overdo it, you remember what happened to the Chest-Clutching Tribe of the Plains. Drain.

Get a less giant turtle shell. Okay, think of this as a celebration dish for a good turtle hunt and shrimp catch. Make the vegetable oil and most of the sesame oil dance. Add the shrimp, mammoth, ginger, and garlic, and cook fast, stirring, until the shrimp are just pink and firm. Doom of Ten Thousand Wretched Canapés awaits those who overcook shrimp. Remove from the shell with pole weapons. Add the sherry and vinegar, and sing the Song of Deglazing over medium heat. Add the sugar and stir until it is one with the sauce. Cook until half the fluid is gone. Feed anybody who thinks this is waste to the giant turtles. Add the rest of the sesame oil, mangoes, green onions, and pepper flakes, and stir to warm through and wilt. No, this wilt is good. Tell the people it is the wilt of the Wilt God. You need all the mojo you can get. Remove from the heat and add the shrimp and ginger, and the cilantro. Stir to warm through and do the Highly Dramatic Ritual of Adjusting the Seasoning to Taste.

Now your tribal status is on the thin edge of the cleaver. Have everybody bring what they eat off of. You know your tribe. Put lettuce on whatever they hold out and spread the hot stuff on it. Those who have no eating platters should be used to the drill by now. Arrange cucumber slices on top in whatever symbolic pattern seems propitious to you and sprinkle with the toasted sesame seeds. If you have a really tough tribe, yell "Bam!" until they get a groove going. Add fried noodles, cilantro sprigs, and chives, and watch for any signs of people keeling over that can't be blamed on strong drink.

#prehistoric animals #edible archaeology #irish elk #pygmy mammoth #john m. ford #gnu terry pratchett #recipes

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markhors-menagerie · 1 month

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†Irish elk (Megaloceros giganteus)

Art credit: Mark Witton

Not closely related to elk nor exclusively found in Ireland, Megaloceros was one of the largest deer to ever live, their antlers alone weighing some 88 pounds (40kg). They lived from Ireland in the west to Lake Baikal in the east, and were better adapted to open steppe environments than any living deer, with adaptations for running and a diet of leaves and grass. Ancient humans met and hunted these animals, and thanks to their artworks drawn onto the walls of caves, we have a pretty good idea of what colour Megaloceros would have been in life!

#markhors-menagerie #animal facts #animals #biology #fun facts #ungulates #even toed ungulates #ruminants #deer & kin #deer #Irish elk #megaloceros #palaeontology #prehistoric animals

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thestreamingguy-75700 · 1 year

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Sauria 2023 by DeadSound looks freaking Raw!

#dead sound #spinosaurus #therizinosaurus #carnotaurus #irish elk #smilodon

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morggo · 7 months

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All the pins and prints from my Kickstarter are now available for preorder! Pre-order my Prehistoric Pins and Present Day Flora pins and prints here!!

#art #artists on tumblr #my art #skull #illustration #prehistoric #paleoart #enamel pins #prints #irish elk #sabertooth #smilodon #flower #flowers #poppies

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palaeosinensis · 1 year

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A collection of skeleton glyphs.

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naturalsciencesbelgium · 1 year

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We've scanned the skull and the incredibly big antlers of Megaloceros giganteus or Irish elk! Quite a challenge, as you can see, but the result was there: a 3D version with all the details of the antlers of one of the largest cervids ever!

Irish elk lived during the same period as woolly mammoth and went extinct about 7,650 years ago.

#naturalsciencesbrussels #megaloceros #irish elk #behind the scenes #collections #natural history collections #scanning

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proflambeovt · 1 year

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For #FossilFriday and St Patrick’s Day, here’s Megaloceros, commonly referred to as the Irish Elk! Despite the name, this Ice Age deer was neither exclusive to Ireland nor an elk; rather its closest relative is the fallow deer. Its antlers measured up to twelve feet across, and thanks to cave paintings, we have a great idea of its coloration in life!