ATLAS VERTEBRA OF A WOOLLY RHINOCEROS - about 40,000 years old - Abingdon, Oxfordshire
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About 40,000 years old
Thames terrace gravels
Abingdon, Oxfordshire
The woolly rhinoceros is an extinct species of rhinoceros that was common in Europe and Siberia during the Ice Age. It had thick, long fur, small ears and short legs.
This is the 'atlas' or first neck vertebra. There is only one of these bones in the entire skeleton.
It is not complete but a nice example.
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Size: approx. 17 x 12 x 6 centimetres
Weight: 336 grams
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