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Scientific Name: Sus scrofa moupinensis, originally classified Sus scrofa chirotentis. (Possibly a misspelling or extension of S. s. chirodontus or chirodonticus?)
Age [Sex]:
Collection Date: 15 Nov 1923
Locality: Si Ke, near Tung Lu, She-kiang
Higher Geography: Asia, China
Collector Name [Number]: J. T. Wright
Notes: Missing upper right tusk.
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It looks menacing, but this pig-like grazer mostly uses its tusks for digging and defense.
Scientific Name: Ovis canadensis nelsoni
Age [Sex]: Juvenile [M]
Collection Date: Nov 1922
Locality: Dry Mountains
Scientific Name: Uncia uncia
Age [Sex]: [M]
Collection Date: 20 Oct 1975
Locality: Unspecified
Higher Geography:
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