Name/Title
Mastodon (Tooth)Entry/Object ID
2012.2.13Description
Chemical Composition: Fe,Si,Ni
Crystal System: Monoclinic System
Description: Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidae
Genus: Mammuthus
Common Name:Mastodon (Tooth)
Age: Pleistocene
Location: Unknown
Description: This is a fully intact molar that is highly detailed and well preserved, but does have some minor root damage on the tips of the molars.
Physical Charateristics:
A mammoth is any species of the extinct genus Mammuthus, proboscideans commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived from the Pliocene epoch from around 5 million years ago, into the Holocene at about 4,500 years ago.[1][2] and were members of the family Elephantidae, which contains, along with mammoths, the two genera of modern elephants and their ancestors.
Family: Elephantidae
Genus: Mammuthus
Hardness: 6 Orthoclase
Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
Luster: Glassy
Class: Mammalia
Order: Proboscidae
Phylum: Chodata
Rock Type: MetamorphicCollection
Mike Hammer Fossil CollectionAcquisition
Accession
2012.2Source or Donor
Mike HammerAcquisition Method
Long-term LoanOther Names and Numbers
Other Number
Other Number: MKH-12Dimensions
Width
6-3/4 inDepth
3-1/2 inLength
5-1/4 inLocation
Location
Container
LeftDrawer
BottomShelf
RightCabinet
Case# 49Room
Delmar Smith HallBuilding
Crater Rock MuseumCategory
Permanent
