Left femur of extinct elephant, Alaska, Ice Age

Made:
18000000–9500 BCE in Alaska
Diseased left femur of extinct elephant

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Diseased left femur of extinct elephant
Science Museum Group Collection
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Diseased left femur of extinct elephant, showing two large bone cysts, from pleistocene age, Alaska, United States, 1.8 million years ago – 11, 500 years ago

Details

Category:
Ethnography and Folk Medicine
Collection:
Sir Henry Wellcome's Museum Collection
Object Number:
A272118
Materials:
bone
Measurements:
overall: 235 mm x 920 mm x 235 mm,
type:
femur