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Titolo dell'opera:
Ancient Italian Elephant
Epoca:
XIX
Inventario:
35443
Misure:
Unità di misura: m; Lunghezza: 14
Provenienza (nazione):
Italia 1941
Technique and Dimensions:
Fossil skeleton
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Descrizione:
The skeleton of the ancient Italian elephant (Elephas antiquus italicus) was discovered in June 1941 near Grotte Santo Stefano, in the province of Viterbo. It was transferred to the Institute of Geology in Pisa for consolidation, where it sustained damage during the Second World War. Subsequently transferred to the Museo Civico di Storia Naturale “Giacomo Doria” in Genoa, the skeleton was reassembled and mounted between 1953 and 1954 for display in the Palaeontology Hall. Conservation work was carried out in 1996. Registered under inventory number 35443, the specimen is an important record of the Pleistocene fossil fauna of central Italy.
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