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ULTRA RARE COMPLETE ASSOCIATED SET OF LEFT AND RIGHT UPPER SHORT-FACED BEAR FANGS Suwannee River - North Florida, U.S.A. MIDDLE (RANCHOLABREAN AGE) TO LATE PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 300,000 to 10,000 years ago From the Pleistocene deposits of the Suwannee River, this is an extremely rare SET OF BOTH LEFT AND RIGHT fossil upper canine fangs from the same skull of an extinct Short-Faced Bear, Tremarctos floridanus. This species is sometimes referred to as the 'Florida Cave Bear'. Both fangs are absolute GEM QUALITY specimens with amazing color and preservation. Associated fossils (multiple remains from the same animal) such as these are incredibly rare. Crowns on both feature complete naturally lustrous enamel in a mix of burnt orange, gold and brown. Roots are immaculate and complete, in the most perfect condition possible. As an addition to any fossil tooth collection, this certainly will be amongst your rarest specimens as very few fossils of ANY type are found or offered from this once dangerous and now extinct ferocious bear. Both fangs are complete with full, undamaged roots. One crown shows natural feeding wear and there is no modern damage or environmental disintegration on either of these teeth. Both fangs are as perfect and natural as if the bear was still alive. Guaranteed NO REPAIR and NO RESTORATION. The most prized bear fossils are animal's weapons - its fangs and claws. Regardless of condition, the primary fang canine tooth of this rare Ice Age bear would be a fossil worth bragging over but to be in this condition and with such attractive colors makes it an especially desirable specimen. Here, you have BOTH upper fangs FROM THE SAME ANIMAL! Fossils of short-faced bears are many, many times more rare than the classic European cave bear and Siberian Ice Age bear. Tremarctos floridanus was a member of the Ursidae or bear family. This extinct beast is amongst the Tremarctine bears noted for their short snouts hence the name, 'Short-Faced Bear'. Three genera (listed in order of their emergence) once lived in North America - Plionarctos, Arctodus and finally, Tremarctos. The Spectacled Bear (Tremarctos ornatus) is the only surviving member and lives today in the jungles of South America. All were active carnivorous predators that later evolved into the omnivorous bears of today. Arctodus was a massive and terrible beast, the largest bear that ever lived in North America and exceeding in size and ferocity living Kodiaks, Grizzlies and Brown Bears. Tremarctos was a more evolved version of Arctodus and was not as large but an equally able predator. VERY EXOTIC FANG SET FROM ONE OF THE MOST DANGEROUS PREDATORS OF ITS TIME - A PERFECT SET OF BOTH UPPER PRIMARY FANGS FROM THE SAME TREMARCTOS BEAR! 2.7" long $1350 LM49-008 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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