Rangifer tarandus Metacarpale

This Metacarpal (hand bone) of a Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus) dates back to the Pleistocene age.

It was found in the 1970's in a gravel pit in Eich near Worms, Rheinland-Pfalz in Germany.

The bone is completely preserved and unbroken, it measures about 11 cm in length.

The fossil has been covered with a thin layer of lacquer - no further manipulations!

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