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Mammoth Tooth fully encased in jawbone


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In the course of my unprofessional research (mostly online, museums, personal finds, friends, etc..) I have only seen one mammoth tooth still "fully" incased in the jawbone.

I'm sure that hundreds if not thousands must exist, but would like to know how rare or common it is to find a Mammoth tooth encased in the jawbone.

 

Thanks for any feedback.

Mike

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I've seen several in the FLMNH collection from Florida. The bone surrounding the tooth is much more fragile than the tooth itself so if it is found in a high-energy environment (like the Peace River) you tend to only get the tooth (or parts of the tooth). To find one still in the jawbone it pretty much has to be found in situ.

 

 

Cheers.

 

-Ken

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