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Elephas meridionalis NESTI

Accession Number NWHCM : 1898.51.1006

Description

Fossil, Mammuthus trogontherii (Pohlig) (steppe mammoth) complete remains of lower right molar M3. Partially mineralised, two halves joined together; cover cement and part of the interlamellar cement is lost; enamel is black, grey and white, the dentine is stained dark red/brown and dark grey/brown and the cement is olive ochre and red/brown; Quaternary, Pleistocene, Cromer Forest Bed Series, from Mundesley, Norfolk

Department Natural History-Geology : Norwich Castle Museum