Origin: Hungary Age: Late Pleistocene "Ice Age" (120,000 - 20,000 years ago)
At the top of the molar is the darker chewing surface that would be used for grinding grass, and the roots of the tooth extend below.
While humans have two sets of teeth that are replaced vertically (a new tooth growing in underneath the other), mammoths went through six sets of teeth, which were replaced horizontally, with a new pair of molars grows in behind the first pair.
A clear sealer has been applied to protect and preserve the specimen's condition.
