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Sunday, February 5th, 2012

Mammoth/ Mastodon

Mammoth tooth
Partial mammoth molar
Pleistocene epoch
Hardee County, Fla.

Mammoth molar
Juvenile mammoth molar
Pleistocene epoch
St. Lucie County, Fla.

Mammoth tooth
Mammoth tooth fragment showing alternating plates of enamel and cementum
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Mammoth tooth
Juvenile mammoth tooth
Pleistocene epoch
Peace River
Hardee County, Fla.

Mammoth tooth
Same tooth, showing top or grinding surface.
Mammoth/mastodon tusk frag.  Mammoth or Mastodon tusk fragments showing cross-hatch pattern which identifies all elephant tusk material
1 and 2 inches
Peace River, DeSoto county, Fla.

Mastodon med. tooth
Mastodon tooth, minus roots.
5 inches
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Mastodon med. tooth
Top view of same tooth, showing worn crown surface.
Mastodon neck vertebra
Mastodon atlas vertebra (first behind skull)
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Mastodon neck vertebra 2
Same vertebra, showing other side.
Mastodon tooth
Mastodon tooth
12 inches
Pleistocene Epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Mastodon tooth
Same mastodon tooth, showing roots.
Mastodon tooth
Unerupted juvenile mastodon tooth
1 1/2 inches
Pleistocene epoch
Indian River County, Fla.

Mastodon teeth
Mastodon teeth- small, medium and large
Mastodon tooth cusp
Broken mastodon tooth cusp, showing dentine within enamel crown.
Mastodon tooth fragment
Another mastodon tooth fragment, showing nutrient canal for nerves and blood vessels.
mastodon tooth

Juvenile mastodon tooth crown
2 - 1/4"
Pleistocene Epoch
Peace River, DeSoto County, Fla.


mammoth tooth- new
Mammoth Tooth (Columbian mammoth)
12"
Pleistocene Epoch
DeSoto County, Fla.

mammoth spit tooth
Juvenile mammoth "spit" tooth
3 in.
Pleistocene Epoch
DeSoto County, Fla.


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