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Help identifying tooth... Elephant? Mammoth?

  • 07-06-2012 7:46am
    #1
    dolphins84te
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    I received this tooth in stuff that I got when my grandfather passed away. I am not sure what it is. I would guess either elephant or mammoth molar. It weights nearly 7 pounds and measures 8.5 inches long by 6.5 inches tall by 2.75 inches wide.

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  • #2
    Rubecula
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    I can't claim to be expert on this sort of thing myself so I wouldn't like to say, however if it is a mammoth tooth I am not sure it would be that white. I don't know of course but it looks to be too young for a mammoth tooth.

    Also, I am not sure it actually looks like either a mammoth nor an elephant tooth from your picture.

    As I say I am no expert and I am probably wrong all ways up. I would be interested on what a more learned person might think of it.


  • #3
    Wibbs
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    Has the look of some sort of elephant tooth alright. As R said mammoth teeth tend to be much darker, so maybe it's younger.

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  • #4
    Galvasean
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    Looks like an elephant tooth to me. Mammoth ones are usually dark brown to the best of my knowledge.


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