WOOLLY MAMMOTH TOOTH FROM AN ESSEX GRAVEL PIT - about 20,000 years old - Lee Valley, Essex
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WOOLLY MAMMOTH
About 20,000 years old
Lee Valley Gravel Pits,
near Nazeing, Essex
A rare example of an almost complete tooth of an adult woolly mammoth from an Essex gravel pit. It originally broke in two but the two halves have been glued securely. It is presented in a lidded gift box.
This tooth was collected in the 1960s by a workman in the gravel pits. It has stayed in the same family ever since.
Mammoth teeth from gravel pits are only partially fossilised and require treatment with a preservative. This tooth has been treated and is now stable. However it is advisable to keep it away from sources of direct heat such as sunlight or a radiator.
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MAMMOTH TEETH
A mammoth’s molar teeth consisted of enamel ridges separated by dentine and as the teeth grind together the ridges break up the food. Mammoth teeth were very resistant to wear because their diet consisted of tough grass, which contained grit. A mammoth had six sets of teeth in its life and at any one time only one tooth was in use on each side of the lower and upper jaws. As each tooth wore down it was pushed up until it was discarded and replaced with a new one from behind. |
Please note: This tooth weighs over 3 kilograms
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Size: 21 x 15 x 9 centimetres
Weight: 3.1 kilograms
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