ThePrehistoricMaster Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Hi. I need ID help for some mammoth stuff i got. I would like to know what mammoth species these things belonged to. 1. Mammoth tooth - Is between 0.1 and 1.8 million years old. - Was found in a gravel pit in Budapest, Hungary. 2. Two small pieces from a tusk - Is between 10.000 and 500.000 years old. - Was found in Russia. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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younghound Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Awesome! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shellseeker Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 (edited) Not sure if it helps but: Teeth All mammoths are identified primarily by features of their teethThickness of enamel Number of enamel loops in the molar teeth, seen from bite surface view (Laws 1966)Columbian Mammoth molars have 5 to 8 enamel plates per 100 mm (3.9 in) (Maglio 1973) Channel Island Mammoth molars are like the Columbian's, only smaller Twenty six teeth in all Six sets of teeth in a lifetime Resemble Asian elephant teeth, with closed enamel loops viewed on chewing surface All mammoths have strongly curved and twisted tusks (Lister 1996)Tusks continue to grow throughout the mammoth's lifetime Life history data is stored in the dentin's growth bands (season of death, age at sexual maturation, calving, migration) (Fox et al 2003) http://library.sandiegozoo.org/factsheets/_extinct/mammoth/mammoth.htm This is also a good "read"on differences in size and number of enamel loops on different Mammoths -- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mammoth You seem to have a tooth with very narrow "enamel loops" Compare the size of enamel loops with the Imperial Mammoth tooth at this site http://www.paleodirect.com/pgset2/lmx049.htm Edited January 2, 2014 by Shellseeker The White Queen ".... in her youth she could believe "six impossible things before breakfast" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AeroMike Posted January 2, 2014 Share Posted January 2, 2014 Do you have pictures on the chewing surface? " This comment brought to you by the semi-famous AeroMike" Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rylawz Posted January 4, 2014 Share Posted January 4, 2014 woolly mammoth without a doubt Post your Proboscidea!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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