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Related: About this forumFisherman pulls skull of extinct Great Irish Elk from Lough Neagh
The surprise catch is over 10,500-years-oldThe skull of an extinct Great Irish Elk pulled from Lough Neagh in a fishing net is over 10,500-years-old.
Ardboe fisherman Raymond McElroy was pictured alongside his catch of the day on Ardboe Gallerys Facebook page.
Great Irish Elks have not roamed the loughshore for thousands of years.
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Its understood a jawbone pulled from the lough in June 2014 was dated as at least 14,000-years-old by Ulster Museum curator Kenneth James.
But Mr McElroys find was a little more substantial.
His net hauled out almost the entire skull and antlers of the beast.
and ...
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The amazingly well preserved fossil was found between Salterstown Castle and Ballyronan as the fisherman was out looking for pollan.
It's understood he had quite a job pulling it from the water.
Raymond said: "It came up in the net on the side of the boat. I thought it was a bit of black oak to begin with.
"I was shocked to begin with when I got it over the side and saw the skull and antlers.
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What a fascinating find!
more here: https://www.belfastlive.co.uk/news/belfast-news/fisherman-pulls-skull-extinct-great-15116923
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Fisherman pulls skull of extinct Great Irish Elk from Lough Neagh (Original Post)
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Liberty Belle
(9,528 posts)1. That's quite a fish story!
CountAllVotes
(20,854 posts)2. A big fish with a huge old rack on it -- rofl!!
Nitram
(22,671 posts)3. What a haul!
I'm glad this one didn't get away.
defacto7
(13,485 posts)4. How could it swim like that?
NickB79
(19,111 posts)5. That's going on the wall for sure