[Geology2] West Runton Elephant helps unlock the past

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West Runton Elephant helps unlock the past
The University of York, 30 March 2011

Researchers from the University of York and Manchester have successfully
extracted protein from the bones of a 600,000 year old mammoth, paving
the way for the identification of ancient fossils. Using an ultra-high
resolution mass spectrometer, bio-archaeologists were able to produce a
near complete collagen sequence for the West Runton Elephant, a Steppe
Mammoth skeleton which was discovered in cliffs in Norfolk in 1990. The
remarkable 85 per cent complete skeleton – the most complete example
of its species ever found in the world – is preserved by Norfolk
Museums and Archaeology Service in Norwich.

http://www.york.ac.uk/news-and-events/news/2011/research/elephant/

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