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Accession Number 995.1.1 Scientific Name Alces alces View Taxonomy Details » Common Name Moose Class Mammalia Collected By Elk Island National Park Warden Service Date Collected 1995-04-07; Spring Place Collected North America: Canada, Alberta, Elk Island National Park Age adult Sex female Sex Remarks Pregnant with 1 female foetus (995.1.2) Missing Elements Tail Damaged Elements

broken c2, l rib 7, vert. process, and l rib 9 broken during processing; L. humerus was damaged during defleshing with bone tool (2002.9.1); there are small scratches and cuts on various surfaces; L. hind limb…

broken c2, l rib 7, vert. process, and l rib 9 broken during processing; L. humerus was damaged during defleshing with bone tool (2002.9.1); there are small scratches and cuts on various surfaces; L. hind limb modification consists of cutmarks from obsidian flakes used during experimental butchering; cutmarks are seen on the majority of the bones; for furthur detail, see Anthro 484 report (Jones_Brenda_doc1)

Read More + Measurements Total length: 240 cm Pathology Exuberant bone growth on dorsal surface of sternum. Dew claw metacarpals breakage and remodeling ?. 1st, 2nd, and 3rd cuneiforms fused to naviculocuboid, both sides.