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Mammals have been a diverse and important part of the world for
about 200 million years. Though we are still in "the age of
mammals", the diversity of mammalian life today is nothing compared to what it
was in the prehistoric world.
Growth had no limits with Paraceratherium towering to 18 feet tall at the shoulder. Proboscideans (the order that contains elephants) adapted to their environments with an amazing array of strange tusks and facial features. Sloths were up to 21 feet tall and had claws 23 inches long. The Sungari mammoth stood an amazing 17 feet tall (the largest modern elephant on record was about 13 feet tall). Massive rhinoceros-like brontotheres (also called titanotheres) roamed the north American plains. Unfortunately, with the effects of a slow mass extinction still lingering, we can only imagine the world that used to be.
The "good old days" of the mammalian kingdom might be over, but this page contains several fossils that stir the imagination and scientific curiosity.
Growth had no limits with Paraceratherium towering to 18 feet tall at the shoulder. Proboscideans (the order that contains elephants) adapted to their environments with an amazing array of strange tusks and facial features. Sloths were up to 21 feet tall and had claws 23 inches long. The Sungari mammoth stood an amazing 17 feet tall (the largest modern elephant on record was about 13 feet tall). Massive rhinoceros-like brontotheres (also called titanotheres) roamed the north American plains. Unfortunately, with the effects of a slow mass extinction still lingering, we can only imagine the world that used to be.
The "good old days" of the mammalian kingdom might be over, but this page contains several fossils that stir the imagination and scientific curiosity.
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Item 186 Stegodon tusk. Malaysia. Tusks
from Stegodon are exceedingly uncommon. This specimen is nice and solid
with plenty of detail. In the lower photo, the "square" section in the
middle is a bit of resto. $500 Stegodon
Info
Item 188 Megalonyx leptostomus
giant sloth claw core. Blancan. Marion County, Florida. This
beautiful claw is a land find, as opposed to river find. There is a tiny
bit of resto to the tip, and you can even see where the claw sheath was once
connected. $500 Sloth
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Item 110 Mammut americanum juvenile lower tusk.
Pleistocene. Kinchafoonee Creek, Lee County, Florida. Very nice,
non-polished finish. $500 Mastodon
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Item 175 Platybelodon grangeri tooth.
Miocene. Gansu, China. Spectacular enamel and full roots.
Large, upper right tooth. If you can find a nicer one for sale on the web,
e-mail me a link. $300 Platybelodon
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Item 240 Mammut americanum (American Mastodon)
associated teeth, jaw, and very large tusk. Pleistocene.
Florida. Discovered and preserved in the 1970s. The tusk has a very
large diameter, shows the classic ivory "cross-hatch" pattern, and is in three
sections. The tip has exceptional preservation. One tooth has nearly
complete roots and the other shows a nice wear pattern. Overall, the
fossils are very solid. $1500 Mastodon
info
Item 177 Baby American Mastodon (Mammut americanum)
molar. Pleistocene. Santa Fe River, Florida. $175 Mastodon
info
Item 140 Castoroides ohioensis (giant beaver)
incisor tooth. Pleistocene. Marion County, Florida. A small
amount of expertly done restoration (about 2") about 3/4" from the tip.
$450 Giant
Beaver info
Item 222 European Reindeer (Rangifer
tarandus) lower left jaw. Pleistocene. I am
assuming it came from a European gravel pit, given how extremely solid it
is. The level of preservation is very similar to the German and Polish
gravel pit specimens I have. If you look inside, you can even see the
brain shape in great detail. $125 Deer
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Item Dein 003 Deinothere molar. Miocene.
Bosnia. Very nice enamel, but since it is a partial tooth, it is priced at
$100 Deinothere
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Item 103 Tapir tooth. Pleistocene. Florida.
Very solid with a nice, shiny black enamel. $20 Tapir
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Item 237 American Steppe Bison (Bison priscus alaskensis)
skull. Pleistocene, Rancholabrean. Yukon River District north of Fairbanks,
Alaska. This skull was the nicest I could find on the market and was found in
the same region Blue Babe was discovered. $1100
Item 228 Bison (Bison antiquus) skull. Pleistocene. Little
Blue River, Faibury, Nebraska, USA. A fantastic skull. This skull belonged to a
larger male and is, by far, the most robust Bison skull I've been able to
find, even more robust than the collection's 46" Bison priscus.
$400
Item 236 Hyracodon "running rhinoceros" (hyracodon
nebraskensis) skull. Oligocene. Brule Formation, Nebraska, USA. This skull
is from one of the more famous White River locations around. The level of
preservation is nothing short of beautiful, with glossy teeth, and
rock-solidity. Some of the teeth have little brown dots preserved
in their glossy surfaces. The top side of the skull is there, but
is flattened out a bit. That is okay, since the real focal point of this
specimen is the animal's dentition.$1500