London Natural History Museum in United Kingdom

London Natural History Museum, located at Cromwell Rd, South Kensington, in London, United Kingdom .

Taxidermy specimens

London Natural History Museum has in its collection 3 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)

Ebbsfleet Elephant
Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Ebbsfleet Elephant (fossil)
Species: Straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus)
* Born ca 400,000-year ago at Unknown † Dead ca 400,000-year ago at Ebbsfleet dig
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A) by Dr Francis Wenban-Smith at building site near Swan Valley Community School, Southfleet Road, now Ebbsfleet Academy ,
Body, bone or dental material: tusk L: 1.5 metres, Excavated by: Dr Francis Wenban-Smith,


Chatham Elephant
Accession nr: . Received: 1913-00-00 ♂ Chatham Elephant (fossil)
Species: Straight-tusked elephant (Palaeoloxodon antiquus)
* Born at Unknown † Dead at Upnor dig
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1913 by Sydney Turner, of Luton Road, Chatham at near the River Medway on land owned by the Royal School of Military Engineering.,
Body, bone or dental material: skeleton,
Mounted 1927-00-00 at London Natural History Museum


Motty
Accession nr: . Received: 1978-00-00 ♂ Motty
Species: African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana)
* Born 1978-07-11 at Chester Zoo † Dead 1978-07-21 at Chester Zoo
Death: premature Death reason: umbilical infection
Body, bone or dental material: ,

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