Fossil Mammoth ToothThe second of two mammoth teeth I found in one dive. This is a rare occurrence - the outer bark of the tooth has been eaten away to reveal the enamel plates bonded together in the middle. Its a really cool kind of wear, because the incredible detail of the unerupted surface can be seen.
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Location
| Colleton County, South Carolina, USA |
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Species
| Mammut imperator |
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Age
| Pliocene Epoch |
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Category
| Land Mammal |
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Length
| 8 inches |
| ID | 1251 |
| Member | dw |
| Date Added | 5/21/2004 |
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| The chewing surface is the flat side at the right of the photo. |
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| A view of the flat, chewing surface of the tooth. |
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| A view of the part of the tooth that had not yet been used by the elephant. The detail is amazing! There is a hand like structure at the edge of the tooth that you can see in this photo. |
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| A view of the root. |
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