LMX134 - MASSIVE COMPLETE WOOLLY MAMMOTH HUMERUS UPPER ARM BONE WITH RARE PRESERVATION

Product Description

ID

Mammuthus primigenius

FOUND

North Sea Floor - Holland

AGE

PLEISTOCENE:  150,000 - 20,000 years ago

SIZE

42.5" long

CONDITION

COMPLETE WITH 10-15% RESTORATION
TO FILL SIDES AND REPAIR PROXIMAL END.  
TYPICAL CRACKS BUT EXTREMELY SOLID
WITH NATURAL COLOR AND ORIGINAL
JOINT ENDS.

NOTE

RARE TO FIND A VIRTUALLY COMPLETE
MAJOR LIMB BONE IN THIS CONDITION.
OUR LAST ONE EVER.  FROM EUROPE!

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One of the most impressive fossil bones to experience are complete, well-preserved limb bones of one of the most famous beasts of the last Ice Age, the Wooly mammoth, known scientifically as Mammuthus primigenius. This is a UPPER ARM BONE or HUMERUS and it is an extraordinary specimen with spectacular bone detail and fully preserved, dense end joint surfaces. The rare light color hue wonderfully shows off the bone grain, scarring on the surface where muscle and tendons were attached as well as natural pore anatomy in the bone. Most mammoth bones are found in pieces - rarely are they discovered in complete or even near complete condition. Seldom are the seen on the market and when they are, they are heavily reconstructed and restored to make a complete bone. This very rare specimen has only approximately 10-15% restoration, mainly to fill the sides of the proximal end and repair that region.  Both ends are original and perfectly preserved to a far better degree than usually seen.  Prior to the bone being retrieved from the ocean floor, it was predominantly buried and protected in the substrate with only the proximal end partly exposed hence the need for work on that end only.  The entire bone shows rarely preserved anatomy intact such as dramatic raised scarring detail where massive muscle tendons were attached to the bone as shown in the above last photos. Articulating joints are superbly preserved. This is one of the best of these we have ever had!  Most mammoth bones are found in pieces - rarely are they discovered in complete or even near complete condition as in this rare specimen. 

This bone would be an ideal candidate for a museum Ice Age touch exhibit piece or even to be used in reconstructing a complete Woolly Mammoth limb. Dramatic bone grain and detail along with its unique anatomy makes this a perfect bone to demonstrate the unique features of the Mammoth. The bone has been sealed in a chemical hardener to preserve its organic condition. (ALL Ice Age mammal fossils are still mostly in an organic state. They are NEVER petrified which would require millions of years). Truly the large fossil mammoth bone would make for a "show-stopping" exhibit when displayed in any private or public setting.

Perfect to exhibit with Primitive Man tools and artifacts since these beasts played such an important part in so many ways of the lives of Neanderthals and Cro-Magnons. True European Woolly mammoth fossils are far more scarce and rarer than Russian (Siberian) fossils and fetch higher market prices because of this.  

This bone would be an ideal candidate for a museum Ice Age touch exhibit piece or even to be used in reconstructing a complete Woolly Mammoth limb.  Dramatic bone grain and detail along with its unique anatomy makes this a perfect bone to demonstrate the unique features of the Mammoth.   The bone has been sealed in a chemical hardener to preserve its organic condition.  (ALL Ice Age mammal fossils are still mostly in an organic state.  They are NEVER petrified which would require millions of years).  Truly the large fossil mammoth bone would make for a "show-stopping" exhibit when displayed in any private or public setting.