No. 94434738

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Stegodont - Fossil bone - Stegodon florensis - 10.5 cm - 7.5 cm
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Stegodont - Fossil bone - Stegodon florensis - 10.5 cm - 7.5 cm

Bovenkaakfragment van een ongebruikte molaar van een stegodont. Waarschijnlijk ergens in Midden Java (Indonesia) aangekocht/verzameld. Er is veel van dergelijk materiaal afkomstig van verschillende vindplaatsen in de buurt van Trinil, waar Dubois de rechtopgaande mens ontdekte, op de markt gekomen en wordt hier en daar verhandeld. Stegodonten waren olifantachtigen en deze zijn uitgestorven. Afmetingen: 10,5 lengte Breedte 7,5 en 5 cm

No. 94434738

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Stegodont - Fossil bone - Stegodon florensis - 10.5 cm - 7.5 cm

Stegodont - Fossil bone - Stegodon florensis - 10.5 cm - 7.5 cm

Maxillary fragment of an unused molar from a stegodont.
Probably purchased/collected somewhere in Central Java (Indonesia).
There is much similar material coming from various sites near Trinil, where Dubois discovered the upright human, has emerged on the market and is traded here and there. Stegodonts were elephant-like and these are extinct.

Dimensions: 10.5 length
Width 7.5 and 5 cm

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