A partial Mammuthus meridionalis skeleton from Brebina (Teleorman County, Dacian Basin)
A partial Mammuthus meridionalis skeleton from Brebina (Teleorman County, Dacian Basin)

Summary/Abstract: This paper describes associated proboscidean remains found in the left bank of the Vedea River, northwest of Brebina (Teleorman County). The specimens include an almost complete mandible, bearing second and third molars, three thoracic vertebrae, second large fragments of the sacrum, and part of the pelvis. Tooth morphology and measured parameters confidently assign the mandible to the southern mammoth, Mammuthus meridionalis. Molar measurements are similar to those of other specimens found in the Dacian Basin, but it is not clear if the specimen from Brebina represents a derived, geologically younger, form of the species, or not. Tooth eruption and wear stage indicate the Brebina mammoth died between 29 and 34±2 years old. The incomplete mandible and fragmentary pelvis do not allow gender assessment for the mammoth found at Brebina.

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