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9.65" Fossil Columbian Mammoth Upper M3 Molar - South Dakota
This is a 9.65" fossil Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) collected from South Dakota. It would have come from the upper jaw of the mammoth and is likely an M3 molar. The specific deposit in South Dakota that this specimen comes from is unknown, however the mammoth site in Hot Springs, South Dakota has their mammoth material dated to approximately 140,000 years.
Comes with an acrylic-metal display stand.
There is some weathering to this molar and two repaired cracks. The feeding surface and portions of the root are present but weathered.
Comes with an acrylic-metal display stand.
There is some weathering to this molar and two repaired cracks. The feeding surface and portions of the root are present but weathered.
The Columbian mammoth was one of the last members of the North American megafauna to go extinct: its date of extinction generally is set at approximately 12,500 years ago. The Columbian mammoth was a savanna and grassland inhabitant, similar to the modern African elephant. Large males grew to about 13 feet tall at the shoulder and weighed up to 7 tons, with tusks that could grow as long as the mammoths were tall.
SPECIES
Mammuthus columbi
AGE
LOCATION
South Dakota
SIZE
9.65 x 8.3 x 4", 11 lbs
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#300095
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