Uppsala Museum of Evolution in Sweden

Uppsala Museum of Evolution
Local name	Evolutionsmuseet Zoologi i Uppsala
Accession Code	PMU
Type	museum
Founded	1999
Address	Norbyvägen 16
Zip-code	752 36
Place	Uppsala
Province	Uppsala län
Region	Uppland
Country	Sweden
Website	Website
Telephone	+46184712739
Related persons
Owner	Uppsala University, Evolutionsbiologiskt centrum (EBC)

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Key People

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Elephant department
Head keepers of elephants

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Record history
History of updates	2021-07-07

Latest document update	2021-07-07 07:42:31
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Description

Uppsala Museum of Evolution, located at Norbyvägen 16, in Uppsala, Sweden , was founded in 1999.

Taxidermy specimens

Uppsala Museum of Evolution 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)

Lerdal Mammoth Accession nr: PMU ?. Received: ♀ Lerdal Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Unknown † Dead at Lerdal, Rättvik
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1956-00-00 at Lerdal, Rättvik,
Body, bone or dental material: tusk L: 35 cm,

Bäck Mammoth Accession nr: PMU ?. Received: ⚪ Bäck Mammoth (fossil)
Species: Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius)
* Born at Unknown † Dead at Bäck, Rättvik
Death: Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Discovered as fossil 1965 at Bäck, Lerdal,

References for records about Uppsala Museum of Evolution

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Uppsala Museum of Evolution, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3296. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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