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| *****SWAAG_ID***** | 485 |
| Date Entered | 28/03/2012 |
| Updated on | 28/03/2012 |
| Recorded by | Tim Laurie |
| Category | Fauna |
| Record Type | Geological HER |
| Site Access | Private |
| Record Date | 27/03/2012 |
| Location | Above Isles Bridge. River Swale Gravels. Washed out from glacial deposits during a period of high flood |
| Civil Parish | Grinton |
| Brit. National Grid | SD 97 97 |
| Altitude | 200m |
| Geology | Presumed to have washed out of glacial gravel deposits upstream and deposited on the river bank after flooding. |
| Record Name | Mammoth tooth (Molar) found some 20 years ago on bank of River Swale above Isles Bridge. |
| Record Description | See photographs.
In possession of finder. |
| Dimensions | See photographs. |
| Additional Notes | Recent advances in radiocarbon dating technology and the re-dating of the remains of Woolly Mammoth excavated at Condover in Shropshire has resulted in the understanding that Woolly Mammoth were present in Britain as recently as 14000 years ago. Previously Woolly Mammoth were considered to have become extinct at the peak of the Late Glacial, some 21000yrs ago. See http://www.nhm.ac.uk/about-us/news/2009/june/woolly-mammoth-was-recent-resident33139.html
For circumstances of the finding of the Mammoth Remains at Condover, see The Shropshire Star 11th February 2010 and see http://www.shropshirestar.com/latest/2010/02/11/mammoth-find-was-made-with-a-digger/4/ |
| Image 1 ID | 2527 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 2 ID | 2528 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 3 ID | 2529 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 4 ID | 2530 Click image to enlarge |
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| Image 5 ID | 2531 Click image to enlarge |
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