Coelodonta antiquitatis Fossil Astragalus Bone – Pleistocene | Stanton Harcourt, Oxford, UK

A genuine fossil astragalus (ankle bone) from Coelodonta antiquitatis (Woolly Rhinoceros), recovered from the Thames River gravels at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, United Kingdom. This specimen is approximately 100,000 years old, dating to the Pleistocene epoch when woolly rhinoceroses roamed the cold steppe-tundra landscapes of Ice Age Britain.

Stanton Harcourt is one of Britain's most celebrated Pleistocene fossil localities, with the Thames River gravels yielding an extraordinary assemblage of Ice Age megafauna including woolly mammoth, woolly rhinoceros, hippopotamus, and giant deer. Material from this site is well-documented in the scientific literature and highly regarded by collectors worldwide.

The astragalus is a robust tarsal bone that bears the full weight of the animal, and specimens from large megafauna such as Coelodonta are both substantial and visually impressive. A significant piece of British Ice Age natural history.

• Species: Coelodonta antiquitatis (Woolly Rhinoceros)
• Element: Astragalus (ankle bone)
• Age: Pleistocene (~100,000 years old)
• Locality: Thames River Gravels, Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, UK
• Condition: Fossil, natural preservation