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Miocene
Montana, U.S.A.
The gomphotheres are extinct relatives of modern elephants. Most were smaller and shorter, and had a short trunk and long lower jaw with tusks. The image here is of a polished section of the crown of a tooth. The blue mineral associated with the enamel is vivianite.