Fragment of mammoth/mastodon ivory

Dublin Core

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.

Date Created

1 million years

Spatial Coverage

Gravel channels/bars

Temporal Coverage

Pleistocene

Type

PhysicalObject

Source

Rights

Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial No Derivatives license

Files

Mammutidae tusk ivory fragment.jpg

Collection

Citation

“Fragment of mammoth/mastodon ivory,” Mississippi State University Libraries, accessed December 3, 2024, https://msstate-exhibits.libraryhost.com/items/show/1623.

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  1. Mammutidae tusk ivory fragment.jpg