FRAGMENTS OF ICE AGE ENVIRONMENTS

The mastodon find from Kicar

Vasja MIKUŽ, Jernej PAVŠIČ

Larger piece of dentine with “Schreger structural pattern” and radial-concentrically dendritic psilomelane, size of sample 61 x 55 x 22 mm and a detail of dendritic psilomelane from sample, size of detail 18 x 14 mm. (Photo: Marijan Grm.)

Abstract

This contribution deals with the remains of a mastodon tusk from the species Anancus arvernensis (Croizet et Jobert, 1828). The remains were discovered in 1997 in the Early Villafranchian clastites in the broader area of Kicar near Ptuj. So far quite a few mastodon remains have been registered in this part of Slovenia.

Keywords: tusk, mastodon, Early Villafranchian, Kicar near Ptuj

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2011, (Opera Instituti Archaeologici Sloveniae, 21), 280 pages, 44 b-w photographs, 10 drawings, 52 tables, 71 graphs and 9 maps, 20 x 29 cm hardcover, ISBN 978-961-254-257-3.

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