Warwickshire in 100 Objects: Straight-tusked Elephant Vertebra From Bubbenhall

Straight-tusked Elephant Vertebra From Bubbenhall | Image courtesy of Warwickshire Museum
 
Straight-tusked Elephant Vertebra From Bubbenhall
Image courtesy of Warwickshire Museum

Vertebra (backbone) of an extinct straight-tusked elephant from sand and gravel Bubbenhall, Warwickshire. These elephants lived in Warwickshire nearly half a million years ago, alongside our human ancestors Homo heidelbergensis.

Locations
Bubbenhall (112)
Subjects
Geology (144)
Warwickshire Museum Service (48)
Creator
Jon Radley (Warwickshire Museum)
Extent
One straight-tusked elephant vertebra
Place
Bubbenhall
Contributor
Warwickshire Museum Service (43)
Related links to other pages
Straight-tusked Elephants in Warwickshire

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