American Mastodon Rare Unerupted Fossil Molar 5.52 Inches No Repair

This is a BEAUTIFUL Top Quality Fossil Molar from the American Mastodon (Mammut americanum) from the Pleistocene of Florida! The piece is a rare unerupted molar, a molar that had just formed within the jaw and hadn't broken through and been used yet! The tooth had only so recently formed that the root hadn't even formed yet, but the beautiful and pristine crown had! The piece measures 5.52 Inches (14.02 cm) long, 3.89 Inches (9.88 cm) thick, 2.72 Inches (6.91 cm) tall, and weighs 1.23 pounds with pristine humps and no repair or restoration! It has been coated in a layer of acrylic for added stability! The American Mastodon is a close relative of elephants and Mammoths that first appeared 8 million years ago and went extinct at the end of the Ice Age. Although often confused with Mammoths, Mastodons were shorter, stockier, had straighter tusks, and flatter heads. This specimen is the Pleistocene of Florida, 1 million to 12 thousand years old. A absolutely stunning piece from an iconic I