CERVID.E. 



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The rein-deer is now restricted to northern latitudes, 

 and to extreme ones in Europe, but ranging in America from 

 the Arctic Circle southward to the latitude of Newfound- 

 land, where the large variety called " Caribou " still exists. 

 Eein-deer of similar size, ranged over continental Europe, 

 appear to have been seen by Csesar in Germany, and have left 



Fig. 158. 

 Skull and antlers of Cervus Tarandus. 



good evidence of their existence in many parts of England. 

 The specimen figured (fig. 158) was found in post-pliocene 

 "till" at Bilney Moor, East Dereham. 



A large deer, with subcompressed ramified antlers, slightly 

 expanding at the base of the terminal divisions, but differing 

 from the rein-deer in the absence of the brow-tyne, has left 

 its remains in the post-pliocene sands of Eiege, near Pezenas, 



