LM15-037 - RARE GOMPHOTHERE PREHISTORIC ELEPHANT MOLAR IN PERFECT UNBROKEN CONDITION WITH COMPLETE CROWN

Product Description

ITEM # 

LM15-037

ID

Gomphotherium sp.

FOUND

Beaufort - South Carolina, U.S.A.

AGE

MIOCENE / PLIOCENE:  23.3 - 1.8 million years ago

SIZE

5" long

CONDITION

NO REPAIR OR RESTORATION - COMPLETE, 
NOT A PARTIAL TOOTH SECTION AS IS
USUALLY SEEN OFFERED FOR SALE.

NOTE

RARE AND IN THE FINEST PRESERVATION

INCLUDES STAND - Actual Item - One Only

Comes with a certificate of authenticity / information sheet

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This is a  RARE, finest quality example of a COMPLETE molar tooth from a prehistoric extinct elephant called  Gomphotherium sp..  This giant of the last Ice Age was a bizarre prehistoric ancestor to the modern day elephant.  Finding complete, unbroken fossil teeth are very rare of this animal with most discoveries being only partial pieces of the teeth.  Specimens showing the complete crown are NOT common which makes this a VERY valuable tooth for research or study as well as a display piece to demonstrate the unique properties of teeth from these extinct beasts. 

The enamel is in the finest condition, jet black and naturally lustrous with slightly bluish gray highlights.  The tooth has not been painted or coated with any artificial sealers or colors.  It is 100% NATURAL AND WITHOUT ANY REPAIR OR RESTORATION.  A highly recommended fossil tooth of a lesser-known class of prehistoric elephants.