Enigmatic tusks in Mattersburg - over 130,000 years old?

Enigmatic tusks in Mattersburg - over 130,000 years old?

When construction work in Mattersburg, a city in Burgenland, an impressive tusks were discovered, which may come from an ancestor of the well -known wool hair. The unique find has aroused the interest of scientists and could offer deep insights into the life story of these impressive animals.

The tusks, which is an estimated 1.8 meters long, was discovered while working on a retention basin for floods near the Hungarian border. Paleontologist Doris Nagel from the University of Vienna suspects that this tusks could be more than 120,000 to 130,000 years old. This shows that we may have uncovered the rest of the history of the ice age, reports .

Important details about the find

The first assessments indicate that the tusks could come from a steppe elephant, a size that is far above that of today's elephants and even wool hair. The expert Ursula Göhlich from the Natural History Museum in Vienna calls this assessed size necessary to clearly identify the type of tooth found. She pointed out that the shape and size of the tooth alone cannot provide safe clues for the extinct steppe mammoth.

In order to learn more about the more precise origin of the tooth, further scientific analyzes must be carried out. This includes studies at the dental level, the analysis of the sediment position around the tooth and possible comparisons with other fossil finds. These studies could not only help us assess the age of the tooth, but also provide important information about the way of life of these prehistoric animals.

The discovery of the tusks in Mattersburg is a fascinating testimony to the animal world that once populated Europe and opens the door to further studies on life during the last ice age. Details on this unique find and the upcoming research are eagerly awaited.