Archaeological Museum of Syracuse in Italy

Archaeological Museum of Syracuse
Local name	Museo archeologico regionale Paolo Orsi
Type	museum

Owner
Place	Syracuse
Country	Italy

Directors	1895-1934: Paolo Orsi

Key People

Veterinarians

Elephant department

Head keepers of elephants

Elephant keepers
Record history
History of updates	2021-07-13

Latest document update	2021-07-13 03:17:17

Description

Archaeological Museum of Syracuse, in Syracuse, Italy .

Taxidermy specimens

Archaeological Museum of Syracuse 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)

Sicilian Dwarf Elephant Accession nr: . Received: ⚪ Sicilian Dwarf Elephant (fossil)
Species: Palaeoloxodon falconeri)
* Born at Sicily unspecified forest † Dead at Sicily unspecified forest
Death: unknown Death reason: unknown (N/A)
Body, bone or dental material: cranium and lower jaw,

Comments / pictures

Archaeological Museum of Syracuse in Italy Italy

Skull and mandibula of Elephas Falconeri. Found in Sicily. Archaeological Museum of Syracuse. Photo: User:Zde on Wikimedia

References for records about Archaeological Museum of Syracuse

Recommended Citation

Koehl, Dan (2025). Archaeological Museum of Syracuse, Elephant Encyclopedia. Available online at https://www.elephant.se/location2.php?location_id=3320. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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