Lot 497
Colossally Huge Ice-age Mammoth Tooth. This enormous 10-pound molar tooth of an American mammoth was found in Alaska many years ago (from an old collection). In terms of size, preservation, and visual appeal it is one of the most impressive specimens that could be imagined. Dark brown, almost black in color, with large portions of the roots still intact. Measures aboout 9" in length by 7" in height and 3 " thick. Mammoths flourished during the Ice Age or Pleistocene time period, which began about ome million years ago. It is believed that mammoths did not completely vanish until as recently as 10,000 years ago. Their extinction was primarily caused by hunting by early humans.
Estimated Value $450 - 600.
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| Realized $546 |
