Description:

East Asia, Japan, Seto Inland Sea, later Pleistocene, ca. 500,000 to 15,000 years ago. A large, fossilized section of a tusk from Palaeoloxodon naumanni, colloquially Naumann's Elephant, an extinct species whose remains have been found throughout southern Japan. The structures of the tusk are clearly visible here, and sea deposits along the tusk attest to its long occupation of the fossilized seabed. Ancient coastal areas like those around the Seto Inland Sea and large glacial lakes were important locations along seasonal migration pathways for the animals, and their remains are commonly found embedded in them. The animal was closely related to the modern Asian elephant, but, like mammoths, they had a thick layer of subcutaneous fat and long fur to keep them warm in the cold weather of the Ice Age. Size: 4.5" W x 18.65" H (11.4 cm x 47.4 cm)

Provenance: private Illinois, USA collection

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  • Condition: Piece is a fragment, with losses at both ends. Extensive sea life deposits along its length from deposition underwater.

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