Oklahoma Museum of the Great Plains in United States


Oklahoma Museum of the Great Plains


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OwnerCity of Lawton
Opened for public1961
Address 601 NW Ferris Avenue
Zip-code OK 73507
Place Lawton
StateOklahoma
Country United States
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Description

Oklahoma Museum of the Great Plains, located at 601 NW Ferris Avenue, in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States , opened for public in 1961.

Taxidermy specimens

Oklahoma Museum of the Great Plains has in its collection 1 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)


    Cooperton mammoth Accession nr: . Received: 1961-00-00 ♂ Cooperton mammoth (fossil)
    Species: Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi)
    * Born 17,000 to 21,000 years ago at North America unspecified forest † Dead 17,000 to 21,000 years ago at Cooperton mammoth siteDeath reason: unknown (N/A) Age: Young adult
    Discovered as fossil 1961 by a son of Mr. Henry Buchanan, residing near Cooperton, Oklahoma at shallow soil deposit near a tributary of the North Fork of the Red River, Henry Buchanan farm, Cooperton, Oklahoma,
    Body, bone or dental material: skeleton with skull, Excavated 1961, Excavated by: Museum of the Great Plains, Oklahoma,

Comments / picturesThe Museum of the Great Plains is a history museum located in Lawton, Oklahoma, United States.

References for records about Oklahoma Museum of the Great Plains

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Oklahoma Museum of the Great Plains, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3755. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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