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13.5" Juvenile Woolly Mammoth Half Mandible with M1-M2 Molars - Poland
This is a large, 13.5" long right mandible (lower jaw) half of a woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), complete with two beautifully preserved M1 and M2 molars still in place. It was collected from deposits in southeastern Poland along the San River. It would have come from a juvenile mammoth and the larger, developing M2 molar measures 5.25" long. This mammoth fossil is truly a sight to behold!
It is in phenomenal condition with excellent bone and molar preservation, complete with an excellent chewing surface on the M1 molar and exposed foramen along the mandible's anterior-lateral side. These foramen would have housed blood vessels and nerves. The bone is exceptionally stable, and while it required the common conservation layer stabilizer, it has undergone no crack repair or restoration!
Comes with a metal display stand to assist with presentation.
It is in phenomenal condition with excellent bone and molar preservation, complete with an excellent chewing surface on the M1 molar and exposed foramen along the mandible's anterior-lateral side. These foramen would have housed blood vessels and nerves. The bone is exceptionally stable, and while it required the common conservation layer stabilizer, it has undergone no crack repair or restoration!
Comes with a metal display stand to assist with presentation.
About The Woolly Mammoth
The Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primegenius) is an iconic Pleistocene animal. It had long, wooly hair, tusks that extended up to 9 feet, and stood about 12 feet tall. They ranged across the northern hemisphere and were one of the most abundant Pleistocene creatures, ranging from eastern Eurasia throughout most of North America. Their existence overlapped with that of humans: early cave paintings have been discovered depicting these massive mammals, and humans likely hunted them to extinction in some areas.
They are also some of the most studied prehistoric animals in part because many carcasses have bene preserved in the Siberian permafrosts, keeping skin, muscle tissues, and even their distinctive woolly hair intact. Recent genomic sequencing of chromosomal DNA in some of these preserved specimens has revealed that Woolly Mammoths are most closely related to African elephants: their chromosomal DNA is up to 99.5 percent identical.
The Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primegenius) is an iconic Pleistocene animal. It had long, wooly hair, tusks that extended up to 9 feet, and stood about 12 feet tall. They ranged across the northern hemisphere and were one of the most abundant Pleistocene creatures, ranging from eastern Eurasia throughout most of North America. Their existence overlapped with that of humans: early cave paintings have been discovered depicting these massive mammals, and humans likely hunted them to extinction in some areas.
They are also some of the most studied prehistoric animals in part because many carcasses have bene preserved in the Siberian permafrosts, keeping skin, muscle tissues, and even their distinctive woolly hair intact. Recent genomic sequencing of chromosomal DNA in some of these preserved specimens has revealed that Woolly Mammoths are most closely related to African elephants: their chromosomal DNA is up to 99.5 percent identical.
SPECIES
Mammuthus primigenius
LOCATION
Southeastern Poland
SIZE
Mandible: 13.5" long, Larger Molar: 5.25" long
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#295854
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