Lot 919
Mammoth Tooth Embedded In A Partial Mandible. This complete museum quality dark brown 6.75 inch wide juvenile mammoth tooth has a 5.5 inch complete root still set in a 8X5.5 inch portion of the lower jaw that reveals a very interesting honey-combed-shaped bone structure. The hollow cavities in the bone helped reduce the weight of the jaw as well as allowing blood flow throughout the bone. This museum quality fossil is 30,000-50,000 years old from Siberia where the best preserved Mammoths have been found. The flat surface of Mammoth teeth was used to grind coarse vegetation. The alternating rows of raised dark brown hard enamel and brown recessed softer dentine are clearly visible. A single complete Mammoth tooth is highly desired, but a tooth in a rtial mandible is much rarer and more valuable to understanding the Mammoths dental structure.
Estimated Value $1,000 - 1,500.
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| Realized $615 |
