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IPSMG:R.2022.29

Ipswich Collections

fossil, walrus, Pinnipedia, tusk

Figured: end of a tusk from the walrus Ontocetus emmonsi, originally described as Trichechus huxleyi and noted as Trichechodon, from the Red Crag at Trimley. Distinct ridges running from tip to base with infill in centre visible at each end.

Trichechus (Trichecodon) huxleyi [type] (Fossil Walrus), Trichechus (Trichecodon) huxleyii

Formation: Red Crag
Stratigraphy Period: Neogene-Quaternary
Epoch: Plio-Pleistocene