- He
hypothesized in 1840 that the proboscidean,
which he
classified as
Missourium, was much
larger than an elephant, had
horizontal tusks plus trunks, and...
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genus plus
species Missourium kochii,
naming it in
honor of the
state of Missouri. In his 1840 report, he
hypothesized that
Missourium was much
larger than...
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purchase parts of his
fossil collection,
including the
Missourium, for 1300 pounds.
Today the
Missourium is
still standing in the
British Museum, in correct...
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September 2013.
Retrieved 2 July 2010.
Created by
showman Albert Koch for the
Missourium hoax. Lambert, Olivier; Bianucci, Giovanni; Post, Klaas; de Muizon, Christian;...
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Waldheim 1809;
Mastodontum de
Blainville 1817;
Tetracaulodon Godman 1830;
Missourium Koch 1840;
Leviathan Koch 1841;
Pliomastodon Osborn 1926]
Infraorder Elephantida...
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cobbled together a
fossil skeleton and
included excess bones as the "
Missourium". The "creature"
became part of a
traveling exhibit shown in Dublin, London...
