American Museum of Natural History in United States

American Museum of Natural History
The remaning pieces of Jumbo, stored at the Museum HTTP code: 403 image is inline deepink from an external server, inline linking does not directly infringe copyright but can be removed on request.
Accession Code	AMNH
Type	museum

Owner
Founded	1869
Address	200 Central Park West
Zip-code	NY 10024
Place	New York
Country	United States
Telephone	+12127695100

Directors

Key People

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2024-01-14

Latest document update	2024-01-14 11:49:28
Google map

Random literature
As an Amazon Associate, I earn from qualifying purchases

Description

American Museum of Natural History, located at 200 Central Park West, in New York, United States , was founded in 1869.

Taxidermy specimens

American Museum of Natural History has in its collection 5 elephantine museum specimens with records in this database:

(Measurements of teeth and body parts follow the system described by Maglio (1973; P = plate number, L = length, W = width, H = height, LF = lamellar frequency)

Jumbo Accession nr: AMNH. Received: ♂ Jumbo
Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
* Born 1861 at Africa unspecified location † Dead 1885-09-15 at Barnum & Bailey Circus
Death: accident Death reason: crushed by a locomotive at train station in St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Body, bone or dental material: skeleton,
Mounted 1885 by Henry Ward

unknown Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ unknown (fossil)
Species: Phiomia minor
* Born ca 36 million years ago at Africa unspecified location † Dead ca 36 million years ago at Africa unspecified location
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)

Fairbanks Creek Mammoth Accession nr: AMNH ?. Received: ⚪ Fairbanks Creek Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born 21,300 years ago (±1,300) at North America unspecified forest † Dead 21,300 years ago (±1,300) at Fairbanks Creek
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1948 at Fairbanks Creek near Fairbanks, Alaska. Recovered from muck near prehistoric scraper,
Body, bone or dental material: mummified head, trunk, and left forelimb,

Jeffersons mammoth Accession nr: AMNH ?. Received: 1904-00-00 ♂ Jeffersons mammoth (fossil)
Species: Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)
* Born ca 15 000 years ago at North America unspecified forest † Dead ca 15 000 years ago at Jonesboro site
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1903 at 15 feet deep in muck deposit at Dora E. Gifts farm, Jonesboro, Indiana,
Body, bone or dental material: complete skeleton,
Mounted 1906

Warren Mastodon Accession nr: AMNH. Received: 1906-00-00 ⚪ Warren Mastodon (fossil)
Species: American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
* Born about 11,000 years ago at North America unspecified forest † Dead about 11,000 years ago at Bog in Newburgh
Death: accident Death reason: standing upright with its legs thrust forward and its head tilted upward, likely gasping for air under mud in which it had become mired.
Discovered as fossil 1845-00-00
Body, bone or dental material: entire skeleton,

Comments / picturesThe American Museum of Natural History (abbreviated as AMNH) is a natural history museum on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, New York City. In Theodore Roosevelt Park, across the street from Central Park, the museum complex comprises 26 interconnected buildings housing 45 permanent exhibition halls, in addition to a planetarium and a library.

The museum collections contain over 34 million specimens of plants, animals, fossils, minerals, rocks, meteorites, human remains, and human cultural artifacts, as well as specialized collections for frozen tissue and genomic and astrophysical data, of which only a small fraction can be displayed at any given time.

2024: "In a narrow but sprawling curatorial space at the uptown museum, The Secret World of Elephants, now opened, tells the story of elephant Species and their relatives through life-size models, videos, graphics, and more, a comprehensive look at these intriguing and important animals and the latest scientific thinking about their abilities, environmental roles, social structure, history and future."

References for records about American Museum of Natural History

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2024). American Museum of Natural History, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3206. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Museum_of_Natural_History

Links to websites about American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History in United States

Taxidermy specimens

Recommended Citation

Sources used for this article is among others:

Recommended Links on Internet:

American Museum of Natural History is mentioned on Elephant News: