Woolly Mammoth Tusk Replica

Description

Woolly mammoth tusk replica measures 9.0 feet. Mammuthus primigenius tusk is museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from Moor Park City Museum specimen. Tusk measures 20.5 in. circumference. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.

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The woolly mammoth had very long tusks, which were more curved than those of modern elephants. The largest known male tusk was 14 ft. long and weighed 201 lb.

Scientific Classification

• Kingdom: Animalia
• Phylum: Chordata
• Class: Mammalia
• Order: Proboscidea
• Family: Elephantidae
• Genus: †Mammuthus
• Species: †M. primigenius
• Binomial name: †Mammuthus primigenius (Blumenbach, 1799)
• Conservation status: Extinct

Temporal range: Middle Pleistocene – Late Holocene (c. 400,000–2000 BC).

For researchers and institutions documenting Pleistocene megafauna, this full scale tusk specimen can be paired with our dwarf woolly mammoth skull replica to illustrate the dramatic insular dwarfism exhibited by isolated populations.

This comparison provides a crucial anatomical perspective on how environmental constraints influenced the skeletal proportions and overall size of these specialized proboscideans.