This weeks #Lego#FossilFriday is #Megaloceros

In 1799, Johann Friedrich Blumenbach named those fossils Alce gigantea, after the genus Alces for Elk/moose.

In 1827, Joshua Brookes named them Megalcerus (the only time this spelling was used) in his zoological collection.

In 1844, Richard Owen named a junior synonym Cervus megaceros.

In 1871, George Gaylord Simpson used the now common spelling Megaceros giganteus. It would be adopted going forwards.