Rare complete Mammoth lower arm bone fossil

Rare complete Mammoth lower arm bone fossil, Mammuthus columbi, Pleistocene Period, 150,000 - 20,000 years ago, Florida. This is a fossilized radius bone and it is an extraordinary specimen with spectacular bone detail and fully preserved, dense end joint surfaces on both ends! Columbian Mammoth fossils are rare, with most found being incomplete molar teeth. Bones such as this are very scarce and a complete unbroken major limb bone such as this, is truly special. The unusually light color and high level of quality preservation is due to being found in a freshwater spring off the river. Dramatic bone grain and detail along with its unique anatomy makes this a perfect bone to demonstrate the unique features of the Mammoth. 28 inches in length. Ex Florida private collection.The Columbian Mammoth was a massive Ice Age beast and a descendant of Mammuthus meridionalis, an earlier species that migrated across the Bering Land Bridge into North America around one million years ago. The Columbian Mammoth ranged from Alaska to Florida and as far south as Mexico and Central America. The Columbian Mammoth stood almost 14 feet at the shoulder as opposed to the Woolly Mammoth who stood only about 9 feet at the shoulder.

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