Description:

Pleistocene epoch (Ice Age), ca. 35,000 years ago. A fine fossilized cross section from a mammoth tooth, smoothed flat and highly polished on one side. The original chemicals of the teeth have been replaced in the fossilization process with quartz (silica) and other minerals, which may give a clue to its place of original - for example, fossils found in the Wind River Formation in Wyoming have often been replaced by silica. Mammoth teeth were highly specialized, some of the largest grinding teeth in the animal kingdom, adapted to crush woody vegetable matter in ancient forests. Size: 6" W x 5.1" H (15.2 cm x 13 cm)

Provenance: ex-private South Carolina, USA collection

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#139139

  • Condition: This is a partial section as shown, highly crystallized, with extensive encrustation. One corner has been drilled through for mounting, with a small loss on one side of the drilled hole.

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