Yesterday’s Camel Tooth Replica
$28.00
Yesterday’s camel tooth replica measures 2.375 x 2.0 x 1.0 Camelops hesternus tooth is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from the Page Museum.
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Description
Yesterday’s camel tooth replica measures 2.375 x 2.0 x 1.0 Camelops hesternus tooth is a museum-quality polyurethane resin cast from the Page Museum. 1:1 scale. Made in USA.
Camelops is an extinct camel genus. They lived in North and Central America. They appeared around four million years ago. They died out about twelve thousand years ago.
This animal is a true camel. They share a closer relationship with living camels than with llamas or alpacas. The name comes from Ancient Greek words. It literally translates to “camel face”.
Yesterday’s camels disappeared during a major extinction event. Most large animals across the Americas died out at this time. This happened right after humans arrived in the Americas. Researchers found clear evidence that humans butchered these animals for their meat and hides. This suggests that hunting helped cause their extinction.
Scientific Classification
- Kingdom: Animalia
- Phylum: Chordata
- Class: Mammalia
- Order: Artiodactyla
- Family: Camelidae
- Genus: †Camelops
- Species: †C. hesternus
- Binomial name: †Camelops hesternus (Leidy, 1873)
- Conservation status: Extinct (~11,000 years ago)
Yesterday’s camel tooth pairs well with the Yesterday’s skull replica, the Bactrian skull replica, or the Dromedary camel skull replica to create a comprehestive evolutionary and comprehensive display.
Additional information
| Weight | 3 lbs |
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| Dimensions | 2.375 × 2.0 × 1.0 in |
| Time | "Yesterday's camel" (Camelops hesternus) lived from the Middle Pliocene to the Late Pleistocene (roughly 4 million to 10,000 years ago). |
| Size | Shoulder Height: Approximately 7 feet (2.2 meters). Body Length: About 11 feet (3.4 meters). Weight: Estimates range from 963 pounds (437 kg) to over 1,800 pounds (800 kg), possibly up to 2,200 pounds (1,000 kg). |
| Range | It roamed across western North America, from Alaska to Mexico. |
