300-400 ka near present-day Madrid, Spain, being contemporary with M. giganteus. The species had enlarged premolars, very thick molar enamel, and a low mandibular condyle. The species itself formed part of the diet of people which lived in the area. M. matritensis fossils are found associated to stone tools of late Acheulean and early Mousterian type. The species is thought to be descended from M. savini M. giganteus Largest, best known, and among the last species of the genus that stands about at the shoulders. Lived throughout Eurasia, from Ireland to China during the last ice age. Megaceroides algericus From the Late Pleistocene to Holocene of North Africa has been considered to be closely related and possibly derived from Megaloceros. References Further reading (2006): (1987): Megaceros or Megaloceros? The nomenclature of the giant deer. Quaternary Newsletter 52: 14–16. (2005): External links Cervinae Prehistoric deer Prehistoric even-toed ungulate genera Pleistocene even-toed ungulates Pleistocene genus extinctions Pleistocene first appearances Pleistocene mammals of Asia Pleistocene mammals of Europe Fossil taxa described in 1828