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THE FOSSIL ELK. 
Cervus giganteus Cuvier 
PLATE VIIL 
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 vve 
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.” 
