9.6" Mammoth Molar From South Carolina - Huge Specimen

This is a HUGE, 9.6" long mammoth molar collected from the coastal region of South Carolina The Columbian mammoth was one of the last members of the American megafauna to go extinct, with the date of disappearance generally set at approximately 12,500 years ago. THis is a particularly large, and well preserved molar.

The Columbian mammoth was a savanna and grassland inhabitant, similar to the modern African elephant. Large males ranged grew to about 4 meters long and weighed up to 7 tons with tusks that could grow up to 4.25 meters long