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Object number

COLNH:2024.12
Institution name

Colchester Collections
Object name

fossil bone, straight-tusked elephant, mandible
Description

A fragment of fossil bone from the lower jaw of a young straight-tusked elephant. Found at East Mersea, Essex.
Production period

Ipswichian, Pleistocene
Inscription Content

COLNH:2015.NHG.50
Scientific name (Common Name)

Palaeoloxodon antiquus (Straight-tusked elephant)
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In Store

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