Woolly mammoth skull fragment with 2 teeth - Fossil molar - Mammuthus primigenius - 30 cm - 19 cm

Unique skull fragment of a juvenile woolly mammoth with 2 complete molars.
This skull fragment was found in a part of the North Sea that was formerly Doggerland. It is mounted on a handmade stand with a black marble plinth.

Doggerland, also known as the 'Atlantis of the North Sea,' was a vast area that connected England with continental Europe. This region was inhabited by humans for nearly a million years. During the ice ages, when sea levels were low, Doggerland was dry and served as a fertile hunting ground for Neanderthals and later modern humans.

The woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was an extinct elephant species that lived during the Pleistocene. This mammoth was well adapted to cold climates with its thick coat of long hairs, which ranged from blond and reddish-brown to dark brown and black. They also had a thick layer of fat for extra insulation.

Woolly mammoths were about 2.7 to 3.4 meters tall, comparable to the current African elephant. They lived in herds on the vast mammoth steppe, a cold, dry grassland stretching from Europe to North America.

The height of 30cm includes the standard.
The skull fragment itself measures: 19x19x17 cm.