Supplementary material from "Head to head: the case for fighting behaviour in Megaloceros giganteus using finite-element analysis"

• Main Authors: Klinkhamer, Ada J., Woodley, Nicholas, Neenan, James M., Parr, William C. H., Clausen, Philip, Sánchez-Villagra, Marcelo R., Sansalone, Gabriele, Lister, Adrian M., Wroe, Stephen
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: unknown
• Published: The Royal Society 2019
• Subjects: 40308 Palaeontology incl. Palynology; FOS Earth and related environmental sciences; 110601 Biomechanics; FOS Health sciences; 60801 Animal Behaviour; FOS Biological sciences; Giganteus; Alces alces
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.6084/m9.figshare.c.4682321; https://rs.figshare.com/collections/Supplementary_material_from_Head_to_head_the_case_for_fighting_behaviour_in_i_Megaloceros_giganteus_i_using_finite-element_analysis_/4682321

The largest antlers of any known deer species belonged to the extinct giant deer Megaloceros giganteus . It has been argued that their antlers were too large for use in fighting, instead being used only in ritualized displays to attract mates. Here, we used finite-element analysis to test whether th...