Reaching a width of 1.7m (5.6ft) and each sporting up to twelve tines, these were believed to be the most highly evolved antlers at the time.īush-antlered deer ranged throughout Europe and Asia, from as far west as Spain to as far east as China. As its name implies, the bush-antlered deer's most distinctive feature was its giant antlers. It was a large deer, reaching shoulder heights of 1.8m (5.9ft) and body lengths of 2.5m (8.2ft), making it comparable in size to a Moose. Eucladoceros dicranios is one of six species of deer commonly known as 'Bush-Antlered Deer'.
