Mammoth phalanx of left 1st digit
Mammoth phalanx of left 1st digit
Published 2018-11-02T14:19:42+00:00
The phalanx of the left first digit is one of the toe bones of the adult Shropshire Mammoth.
A mammoth is any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, one of the many genera that make up the order of trunked mammals called proboscideans. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived from the Pliocene epoch (from around 5 million years ago) into the Holocene at about 4,000 years ago, and various species existed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. They were members of the family Elephantidae, which also contains the two genera of modern elephants and their ancestors.
Imaged using a canon 5DS R and Stackshot 3x with turntable to provide 108 images which were then processed using agisoft photoscan at high levels.
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This object is scanned by Fossils in Shropshire
Date published | 02/11/2018 |
Title | Mammoth phalanx of left 1st digit |
Date | circa 14000 years ago |
Dimension | 10cm x 7cm x 6cm |
Artist | Unknown artist |
Place | Fossils in Shropshire |