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RARE CAPYBARA LOWER JAW WITH TUSK AND MOLARS - St. Mary's River - North Florida, U.S.A. PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 1.8 million - 10,000 years ago The variety and types of animals that once thrived in North America during the prehistoric ages is nothing short of spectacular and practically unbelievable. Neochoerus pinckneyi is an example of some of the mega-fauna that lived during this period. Fossils from this strange extinct beast are uncommon and rarely seen in private collections.This is an intact lower jaw of the Giant Extinct Capybara Neochoerus pinckneyi. A very rare Ice Age mammal fossil specimen is an understatement of this piece! Finding a complete single loose molar of this creature is rare enough but the lower jaw with molars and tusk is quite a find. The quality of preservation is top-notch with the bone being a very heavy mineralized black hue and the molars with variations in dark colors. The tusk is very long and features beautiful natural tones as seen above. Molars show unique chewing surfaces and deep design visible from the inside of the jaw. NO RESTORATION. HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!
Neochoerus pinckneyi, also known as the Giant Capybara or Pinckney's Capybara, resembled a giant long-legged Guinea pig the size of a large hog. The Giant Capybara belongs to the Rodentia order, Hydrochoeridae. Amongst the largest rodents that ever walked the earth, this animal lived and died out during the Pleistocene Period in North America. A smaller version survives today in South America. The smaller capybaras of South America are the largest living rodents in the world today. The extinct Giant Capybara was a semi-aquatic rodent that lived near water throughout southern North America as far as present-day South Carolina. It was an herbivore and spent most of its time grazing on plants in or near springs, ponds and streams. Weighing in at 200 pounds, these beasts grew to the size of a modern hog. RARE! - COMPLETE SINGLE LOOSE MOLARS ARE RARE BUT HERE IS A LOWER JAW WITH MOLARS AND TUSK! 7.4" long $575 LM54-002 INCLUDES STAND Actual Item - One Only |
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