Mammuthus meridionalis partial tooth (6635 grams)

Mammuthus meridionalis (southern mammoth) partial upper tooth. The mammoth fossil came to the surface during gravel mining in Pest County, Hungary. It broke into 3 pieces in the mine, but unfortunately the smallest piece in the middle could not be found. Dimensions of the tooth approx.: front piece: length 236 mm, height 163 mm, width 110 mm. Its weight is approx. 5369 grams + packaging. End piece dimensions: length: 99 mm, height 117 mm, width 103 mm, weight: 1266 grams + packaging. The surface of the tooth is preserved with a substance called Polyvinyl Butyral 30 dissolved in ethanol.

"(Archidiscodon) Mammuthus meridionalis: Body dimensions: 3.5-4.2 m. Weight approx.: 7000 - 10000 Kg. Geological age: lower Pleistocene, 2,500,000 - 550,000 years ago Geographical distribution: Europe (Western and Southern Europe )
This species is also called the "elephant of the south". It appears in the mammal fauna of Europe with the Pleistocene, so it can even be a symbol of the beginning of the Quaternary. The very first representative of real elephants. The appearance of this ancient elephant is reminiscent of the Indian elephant living today. Its back was almost straight, only slightly curved, while the African elephant living today slopes steeply from the front shoulder girdle. The tusks of the huge males bend slightly outward at the base, then horizontally and at the same time towards the center in a lute shape. The tusks of the females were much smaller, they did not bend upwards or twist inwards.