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ULTRA RARE ICE AGE EURASIAN LYNX FANG TOOTH WITH PERFECT FULL ROOT Undisclosed Cave in the Ardennes Forest, Belgium PLEISTOCENE PERIOD: 150,000 years ago This is a very rare opportunity to one of the rarest European Ice Age predator fossil teeth we have ever offered for sale. It is a complete and perfectly preserved fang tooth with root from a Pleistocene Eurasian Lynx (Lynx lynx). This is one of the few cat predators, along with the Cave Lion, that roamed prehistoric Europe and Siberia in the last Ice Age. Fossil remains of this creature are unheard of in private collections and despite our aggressive collecting efforts for European Ice Age material, this is the first time we have been fortunate enough to secure ANY remains from this creature not to mention such a nice fang tooth. It came from a group of fossils dug long ago from a cave in Belgium and was found in association with other Ice Age animal remains in the same layer and of the same ivory-colored appearance. This is a complete fang tooth with full root. Sediment and mineral deposits are in the fissures of the enamel and stuck to a small portion of the crown surface. The tooth has had nothing done to it and it is in truly perfect condition. The cave that produced this remarkable fossil specimen was relatively dry and the state of preservation of this and all other fossil remains that were collected there, is of the highest degree. Numerous other extinct Pleistocene mammal remains were found in the same layer and collected with this specimen. Some of the species found in association with this fossil were wild boar, Cave Hyena, Cave Lion, and juvenile Woolly Rhinoceros material. All of the fossils were embedded in very light-colored cave floor sediment and every tooth and bone was as white and perfect as modern animal remains. If it were not for being from extinct species, the extant species remains could have easily been mistaken for modern but the extinct remains were as white and perfectly preserved as the extant remains that were dug from the same layer. This is the primary weapon of this predator and no better of a specimen will you find. There is NO RESTORATION OR REPAIR. Our highest possible recommendation! The Eurasian Lynx, Lynx lynx, is a medium size predatory cat that lived during the last Ice Age in Europe and Siberia. They are still alive today in limited forested regions of Eastern Europe. The animal stood over 2 feet high at the shoulders and was 3 to 4 feet long with a 6 inch tail. This species is the largest of all the lynxes. This animal is nocturnal and has an extremely elusive, solitary behavior, making no screaming call to alert its presence. It prefers a wooded environment, using the cover of the forest to stalk and ambush its prey. These lynxes have been known to no only feed on small herbivores such as rabbits and rodents, but they have been known to take down much larger creatures such as wild boar and even roe deer and reindeer. ALL PREHISTORIC CAT FOSSIL ARE RARE BUT FROM EUROPE, THEY ARE AMONGST THE RAREST - A PERFECT, COMPLETE FANG! 1.75" in length along the curve $895 LMX001 INCLUDES DISPLAY BOX Actual Item - One Only |
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