Fragment of mammoth/mastodon ivory

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Title

Alternative Title

Ivory fragment

Description

(no number) Preserved ivory varies widely in appearance from one site to the next, but the tusk itself can easily be mistaken for petrified wood because it forms concentric rings as the animal grows. Tusk fragments are generally thin, with a slight curvature.

Spatial Coverage

Gravel channels/bars

Temporal Coverage

Pleistocene

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Date Created

1 million years

Files

Collection

Dunn-Seiler Museum

Citation

“Fragment of mammoth/mastodon ivory,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed August 26, 2026, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1623.

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Mammutidae tusk ivory fragment.jpg

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