Göttingen Zoological Museum in Germany

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Göttingen Zoological Museum
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Local name	Zoologische Museum der Universität Göttingen
Type	museum
Founded	1773
Address	Untere Karspüle 2
Zip-code	37073
Place	Göttingen
State	Niedersachsen
Region	Landkreis Göttingen
Country	Germany
Website	Website
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Owner

Zoological department
Elephant department
Record history
History of updates	2021-07-24

Latest document update	2021-07-24 15:56:36
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Description

Göttingen Zoological Museum, located at Untere Karspüle 2, in Göttingen, Niedersachsen, Germany , was founded in 1773.

Taxidermy specimens

Göttingen Zoological Museum has in its collection 2 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)

Göttingen paralectotype Mammoth Accession nr: GZG.V.010.018. Received: ⚪ Göttingen paralectotype Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Osterode am Harz
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A) at Osterode, Niedersachsen,
Body, bone or dental material: molar,

Leibniz Mammoth Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Leibniz Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Europe unspecified location † Dead at Salzgitter-Thiede
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)

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Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Göttingen Zoological Museum, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3345. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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