History of Science and Technology, Including Fossils, Minerals and Meteorites

History of Science and Technology, Including Fossils, Minerals and Meteorites

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COMPLETE TOOTH OF A WOOLY MAMMOTH

Auction Closed

December 17, 08:56 PM GMT

Estimate

1,500 - 2,000 USD

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COMPLETE TOOTH OF A WOOLY MAMMOTH

EUROPE


Complete molar of a Mammuthus primigenius, (size of fossil: 38 x 18 cm, 41 cm tall on stand), Pleistocene (approx. 30,000 years old). A very high-quality specimen.


Mammuthus primigenius was a contemporary to Homo neanderthalensis during the Middle Paleolithic period, and of Homo sapiens during the Upper Paleolithic, until its extinction around 12,000 BCE, though it is now recognized that it may have survived in certain regions all the way until 5000 BCE. The wooly mammoth was one of the largest terrestrial mammals of all time, and was equipped with two enormously impressive tusks, one of the many things about this giant herbivore that has captured the human imagination.