981.13.1 - Alces alces
Zooarchaeology Reference Collection Read more about this collection »
Common NameMoose
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia
Date Collected1980-11-12; Winter
Item Details
Common NameMoose
Place CollectedNorth America: Canada, British Columbia
Date Collected1980-11-12; Winter
Accession Number
981.13.1
Scientific Name
Alces alces
View Taxonomy Details »
Common Name
Moose
Class
Mammalia
Collected By
Jasper National Park Warden Service
Date Collected
1980-11-12; Winter
Place Collected
North America: Canada, British Columbia
Age
adult
Sex
male
Missing Elements
Skull and some parts of legs, back, and feet*
Damaged Elements
severe perimortum breakage, R. and L. radii, R. femur, R. and L. tibiae, R. and L. os coxae, several vertebrae and ribs, good example of cutmarks probably from an axe especially distal radii
Pathology
Exuberant bone hypertrophy of R. tibia. Oblique fracture and extensive callus production. See paper by Sarah Moldaver. Xrays taken by Dr. Lambert department of Radiology.
Citation
Page Citation for 981.13.1 - Alces alces
Page Citation
"981.13.1 - Alces alces, Zooarchaeology Reference Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/20-12753. Accessed 26 Mar. 2025.
Taxonomic Hierarchy
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Chordata
Class
Mammalia
Order
Artiodactyla
Family
Cervidae
Genus
Alces
Species
Alces alces
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.
Taxonomic Hierarchy for Zooarchaeology Reference Collection
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.