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THE FOSSIL ELK. 



Cervu* giganteus CUVIBR. 



PLATE VIII. 



THE remains of this immense animal has been 

 dug up from peat and marl in various parts of Eng- 

 land and Ireland ; in Silesia, on the Rhine, France, 

 and Lombardy ; and the most perfect, from which we 

 thought it necessary to give a figure, was found in 

 marl in the Isle of Man, and is now in a beautiful 

 state of preservation in the Collection of Edinburgh. 

 The dimensions of " this animal are six feet high, 

 nine feet long, and in height, to the top of the right 

 horn, nine feet seven inches and a half." 



