Tooth of an African Elephant (Loxodonta africana)

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Description

The massive molar of an Elephant. The molars or grinding teeth prepare the food for digestion and an adult African Elephant (Loxodonta africana) with go through six sets of these ridged cementine and dentine teeth.

Photographer: Nick Greaves