Mammuthus primigenius Pleistocene Taymyr Penninsula, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Northern Russia Approximately 30,000 years old, this robust mammoth tusk displays a classic double curve. The virtually complete tusk with root and natural tip has been polished to reveal the beautiful colors produced by mineralization during its burial in the frozen peat of Siberia. Woolly Mammoths are an extinct species of Proboscidae and are related to the modern elephant. Specimen measures 96in on the curve
Mammuthus primigenius Pleistocene Taymyr Penninsula, Sakha (Yakutia) Republic, Northern Russia Approximately 30,000 years old, this robust mammoth tusk displays a classic double curve. The virtually complete tusk with root and natural tip has been polished to reveal the beautiful colors produced by mineralization during its burial in the frozen peat of Siberia. Woolly Mammoths are an extinct species of Proboscidae and are related to the modern elephant. Specimen measures 96in on the curve
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