Recent content by Archaeo288

You are correct that it was for sale at M&M. That is because I have a long standing business/personal relationship with M&M owner. When the business closed the fossil specimen was taken to Utah to be stored at a natural history museum where it will stay until it can be sold. The specimen was...

It's 11,000 years old and the species is cervalces

You raise some good points. I have some opinions on its origins and ancestry based on the skeletal morphology but the only testing thats been done on it is carbon dating. Thanks for the perspective!

Its ancestral to the irish elk of the same time period, as for what it is related to that exists today I am not sure. Mega fauna isnt my area of expertise believe it or not. I agree the skull is very moose-like. Ebay is a good idea and I have been considering it. You raise a good point...

Thank for your input. yes, its valued at quite a bit. Its going to be hard finding the right buyer...

Thanks!

Hi all, I'm new to this forum and have to admit that I'm not a hunter but rather an archaeologist with an interesting story: A number of years ago I excavated a fossil Elk Moose off of private property in NW New Jersey. I've had it repaired and articulated and now I'm trying to shop it around...