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19.8" Wide Woolly Mammoth Lower Jaw With M2/M3 Molars - Ukraine
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This is an absolutely stunning, 19.8" wide, lower jaw of a mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) complete with a mixture of beautifully preserved M2 and M3 molars still in place. All of the molars are natural and the M2 molars were nearly ready to be replaced by the animal's adult teeth. It is Pleistocene in age - approximately 40,000 years old - and was found in Ukraine. Based on the molars and general size of the jaw, it would have come from a near adult animal.
It comes with the pictured custom-made metal and wood display stand.
There is some damage that occurred to the left-medial side of the jaw prior to collection. Both condyles have been restored by resin cast.
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.
$7,450
SPECIES
Mammuthus primigenius
LOCATION
Ukraine
SIZE
19.8" wide, 19.5" deep, 21.2" tall on stand
CATEGORY
SUB CATEGORY
ITEM
#370317
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