Gorilla beringei beringei: Mandible

Object Details

Notes: Mounted skin on display in NMNH exhibit "The World of Mammals" from 1959-1999 Plastic bag of hair labeled "23988; knot=Butt; and D... mid scap; 7-160 mm max lgt off gums" - thought to belong to this specimen - Madeline Walicek
Record Last Modified: 18 Mar 2022
Specimen Count: 1

Collector: B. Burbridge

Place: Mountains N of Lake Kivu, Nord-Kivu, Congo, Democratic Rep. Of, Africa

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Published Name: Gorilla beringei beringei; Gorilla beringei

Data Source: NMNH - Vertebrate Zoology - Mammals Division

Accession Number: 071121
Other Numbers: Mammals Field Number : No Number
USNM Number: 239883

Taxonomy: Animalia, Chordata, Vertebrata, Mammalia, Eutheria, Primates, Haplorrhini, Hominidae

Preparation: Hair; Mounted skin; Skeleton; Skull
Remarks: Hair mounted on slide; Hair sample
Sex: Male

Record ID: nmnhvz_7283697

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/31aee89d9-e671-42f4-896d-076ac1b516ac

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