Lot 1218
Tusk With Teeth From A 20 Million Year Old Aquatic Mammal. Desmostylus Hesperus was a strange looking, extinct acquatic mammal that has been nicknamed a "seahorse." It was the size of a small horse and looked something like a cross between a horse and a hippopotamous. It had a thickset body and stout legs with toes with four hooves. Its most unusual feature was its pair of forward-pointing tusks. These tusks were actually elongated canine teeth that grew to well over one foot in length. This museum-quality specimen consists of a large 10½" complete tusk, as well as a 1¼" tooth and the remains of many clam shells esthetically positioned on a 10x9" base. This 20 million old fossil was found in the Tembler Formation in Fresno County, California and is from a collection formed many years ago. This site has been closed to collecting, resulting in specimens rarely being available for purchase. Add $50 for domestic shipping.
Estimated Value $1,100 - 1,300.
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