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A Double Curved Mammoth Tusk
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A Double Curved Mammoth Tusk

TAYMYR, RUSSIA

Fermé8 October 2014

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GBP 8,750

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A Double Curved Mammoth Tusk
Taymyr, Russia
from the Devensian (110,000 to 10,000 ya) the tusk from a subadult Mammuthus primigenius, 36 inches from tip to root, mounted on fitted stand
20½in. (52cm.) high on stand

Note du spécialiste

The most well known of the mammoth species, the woolly mammoth was similar in size to the African elephant, but is particularly famous for the incredible size of its tusks, which could reach up to 16ft (5m) long. It is thought that their tusks were used to clear the snow to reach the vegetation beneath.