VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD

VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD
VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD
VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD
VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD
VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD
VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD

VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD
This is a Rhino tooth found on the island of Java in Indonesia. IUt most likely between 1.5 to 3.5 million years old. They rarly come up on the market compaired to Meg teeth so the information is a little sparce and it may need more resaerch. What struck me about this tooth is the amazing condition of the enamal on the tooth its outstanding. Often they are river found teeth and have been batterd around on the stones over the years but this beauty was freshly dug from the groun so is in amazing condition.

The Indian and Javan rhinoceroses, the only members of the genus Rhinoceros, first appear in the fossil record in Asia around 1.6 million3.3 million years ago. Molecular estimates, however, suggest the species may have diverged much earlier, around 11.7 million years ago. Although belonging to the type genus, the Indian and Javan rhinoceroses are not believed to be closely related to other rhino species. Different studies have hypothesized that they may be closely related to the extinct Gaindatherium or Punjabitherium.

A detailed cladistic analysis of the Rhinocerotidae placed Rhinoceros and the extinct Punjabitherium in a clade with Dicerorhinus, the Sumatran rhinoceros. Other studies have suggested the Sumatran rhinoceros is more closely related to the two African species.

The Sumatran rhino may have diverged from the other Asian rhinos as long as 15 million years ago. The item "VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD" is in sale since Sunday, February 7, 2021.

This item is in the category "Collectables\Rocks, Fossils & Minerals\Fossils\Mammals". The seller is "adie_t_b" and is located in Cowes, isle of wight. This item can be shipped worldwide.


VERY RARE Indonesian FOSSIL RHINO, RHINOCEROS TOOTH! 1.6-3.3 MILLION YEARS OLD