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500 / Cenozoic
Sinomegaceros
Sinomegaceros yabei
Palmate branching antlers made this East Asian giant deer especially conspicuous.
- Time range
- About 120,000–20,000 years ago
- Final stage
- Late Pleistocene
- Geographic range
- Open woodland and grassland · Japan
01 / DEFINITION & ECOLOGY
What was Sinomegaceros?
Sinomegaceros (Sinomegaceros yabei) was an extinct organism known from About 120,000–20,000 years ago, with a range in Open woodland and grassland · Japan.
Life and ecology
It browsed herbs and shoots in open island woodland, and males regrew heavy antlers seasonally.
02 / DISAPPEARANCE
Why did Sinomegaceros disappear?
Late-glacial climate, vegetation and human activity may all have contributed to extinction.
03 / EVIDENCE
How do scientists know about Sinomegaceros?
Skulls, antlers, teeth and cave sites constrain form and age; no single cause is established.
04 / SOURCES & FURTHER READING
Check the source record
Use the scientific name to compare taxonomy, occurrence records and the fossil record. Database coverage and classifications may differ.
05 / REVISION HISTORY
How has this record changed?
- Verified authoritative entity sources and added three responsive reconstruction sizes.
- Initial bilingual species record published.
06 / CORRECTIONS & ADDITIONS