Late Quaternary woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius Blum) remains from southern Transdanubia, Hungary
| Autor: | Hajnalka Pálffy, Amadé Halász, János Kovács, Gyula Konrád, Krisztina Sebe |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
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Elephantoidea
Subfossil biology Pleistocene Woolly mammoth General Engineering Postcrania biology.organism_classification Archaeology humanities Elephantidae stomatognathic diseases Paleontology Eutheria visual_art Tusk visual_art.visual_art_medium media_common.cataloged_instance Geology media_common |
| Zdroj: | Comptes Rendus Palevol. 9:47-54 |
| ISSN: | 1631-0683 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.crpv.2009.08.001 |
| Popis: | Six samples of subfossil tusk, bone and tooth remains from the woolly mammoth ( Mammuthus primigenius Blum) were discovered in south-western Hungary. The remains are relatively well preserved in a Late Pleistocene loess deposit. The samples have been radiocarbon dated (AMS) and are of Late Weichselian (MIS 2) age (21.8–24.1 ka cal BP). The skull fragments, the tusks and maxillary teeth are in close proximity to associated postcranial remains, indicating that the mammoth died where it was found. The size and characteristics of skeletal elements have allowed us to determine that this was a mature male of about 38 years of age. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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