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20" Wide Woolly Mammoth Lower Jaw With M3 Molars - Poland
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This is an absolutely massive, 20" wide, lower jaw of a mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) complete with a pair of beautifully preserved M3 molars still in place. It is Pleistocene in age - approximately 40,000 years old - and was found in southeastern Poland along the San River. Based on the molars and general size of the jaw, it would have come from a large adult animal. Both of the molars measure 7.8" long.
It comes with a custom display stand.
There are several repaired cracks that required gap fill restoration through the right side of the mandible. The majority of the right ramus has been restored.
About The Woolly Mammoth
The Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primegenius) is an iconic Pleistocene animal. It had long, wooly hair, tusks that extended up to 9 feet, and stood about 12 feet tall. They ranged across the northern hemisphere and were one of the most abundant Pleistocene creatures, ranging from eastern Eurasia throughout most of North America. Their existence overlapped with that of humans: early cave paintings have been discovered depicting these massive mammals, and humans likely hunted them to extinction in some areas.
They are also some of the most studied prehistoric animals in part because many carcasses have been preserved in the Siberian permafrosts, keeping skin, muscle tissues, and even their distinctive woolly hair intact. Recent genomic sequencing of chromosomal DNA in some of these preserved specimens has revealed that Woolly Mammoths are most closely related to African elephants: their chromosomal DNA is up to 99.5 percent identical.
The Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primegenius) is an iconic Pleistocene animal. It had long, wooly hair, tusks that extended up to 9 feet, and stood about 12 feet tall. They ranged across the northern hemisphere and were one of the most abundant Pleistocene creatures, ranging from eastern Eurasia throughout most of North America. Their existence overlapped with that of humans: early cave paintings have been discovered depicting these massive mammals, and humans likely hunted them to extinction in some areas.
They are also some of the most studied prehistoric animals in part because many carcasses have been preserved in the Siberian permafrosts, keeping skin, muscle tissues, and even their distinctive woolly hair intact. Recent genomic sequencing of chromosomal DNA in some of these preserved specimens has revealed that Woolly Mammoths are most closely related to African elephants: their chromosomal DNA is up to 99.5 percent identical.
SPECIES
Mammuthus primigenius
LOCATION
Southeastern Poland
SIZE
20" wide, 19" deep, 23.3" tall on stand
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#340778
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