Description
This is a very nice Fossil ACROPHOCA seal Tooth found in Peru.
This is a rooted tooth and has great enamel.
This Fossil seal Tooth was found in the Pisco Formation from the Pliocene deposits found in Peru. The detail of the tooth is very good. The enamel is very good and it does exhibit a little bit of rounding on the edges. The texture is clearly visible in exceptional detail.
This Seal tooth has not been retouched, painted, enhanced in any way. Because this is the way they look when they come out of the rivers and quarries, they present very well. Sometimes a little cleaning is all that is necessary. Because this is an exceptionally detailed tooth, it is easy to identify. Such is the case with this Fossil.
During the Pliocene, Peru was periodically inundated with water. Animals lived and died and were buried. They became fossils and because the earth is always changing rivers formed. And as they formed they would change course over time. So this would expose buried fossils.
Today many people including divers search the river beds and banks in search of fossils from the Ice Age. Many fossils can be found there such as this tooth and including various other animals and alligators. Often mammal bones and teeth are found as well.
The Fossil Seal Tooth is 1 5/8 long. It comes in this glass-topped leatherette collectors case that is 4 1/2 inches by 5 1/2 inches. Specimen in the picture is the specimen you will receive.
