Fossilized mammoth teeth found

Archaeologist Vu The Long from the Vietnam Institute of Archaeology said that among hundreds of fossilized animal teeth and bones that have been found in Lang Son, there are the remains of mammoths, elephants, rhinoceros, monkeys and many other kinds of animals now extinct.

Mr Truong Dac Chien, a researcher and collecting expert of the National Museum of Vietnamese History, said that fossilized teeth and bones were found in an archaeological survey carried out by the National Museum of Vietnamese History in collaboration with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Lang Son province last month, at some places such as Trang Dinh, Huu Lung, Loc Binh

Among the fossilized animal teeth and bones discovered, the most remarkable is the mammoth teeth. After review and analysis, archaeological Dr. Vu The Long said: "The fossilized mammoth teeth, dating about 18 to 20 thousand years ago. The discovery of elephant teeth fossils in Trang Dinh (Lang Son) is a treasure for scientific documentation".

Beside the fossilized mammoth tusks, the scientist also found many fossilized teeth of rhinoceros, monkeys, wild buffalo and cows.

Archaeology Doctor Vu The Long and specialists examining and analysing the fossil

A fossilized mammoth tooth

A fossilized tooth of normal elephant

A fossilized tooth of rhinoceros

At the Na Duong coal mine, the survey team also found many fossils  of snail and oyster samples, aged 20 million years

These fossils have just been found