West Runton Mammoth

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf fossil specimen
gptkbp:age about 700,000 years
gptkbp:currentLocation gptkb:Norfolk_Museums_Service
gptkbp:discoveredIn gptkb:West_Runton,_Norfolk,_England
1990
gptkbp:displayType partially on display at Norwich Castle Museum
gptkbp:excavatedBy gptkb:Norfolk_Archaeological_Unit
1995
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label West Runton Mammoth
gptkbp:length about 4 metres at the shoulder
gptkbp:notableFeature diseased bones
evidence of scavenging
gptkbp:preserves exceptionally well-preserved
gptkbp:scientificName gptkb:Mammuthus_trogontherii
gptkbp:sex male
gptkbp:significance most complete mammoth skeleton found in Britain
gptkbp:species gptkb:Steppe_mammoth
gptkbp:weight about 10 tonnes
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:West_Runton
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6