Fossil Stegodon Lower Jaw M2 Molar - Indonesia

This is a rare, and well preserved M2 Molar from the right lower jaw of a sub-adult Stegodon (Stegodon trigonocephalus) . It has beautiful coloration and the well preserved chewing surface and is a nice collector piece.

Stegodon is a genus of the extinct subfamily Stegodontinae of the order Proboscidea. Stegodonts were present from 11.6 million years ago to the late Pleistocene. There are unconfirmed records of regional survival until 4,100 years ago. Fossils are found in Asian and African strata dating from the late Miocene. They lived in large parts of Asia, East and Central Africa and North America during the Pliocene and Pleistocene epochs.

Similar to modern-day elephants, stegodonts were likely good swimmers, as their fossils are frequently encountered on Asian islands (such as Sulawesi, Flores, Timor, Sumba in Indonesia; Luzon and Mindanao in the Philippines; Taiwan; and Japan), all locations not connected by land bridges with the Asian continent even during periods of low sea-level (during the cold phases of the Pleistocene).