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Great, into Siberia, to fearch after the Produ&s of 
Nature in this uninhabited and cold Country, was 
pleafed to fend me in the Year 1722, amongft fome 
other Samples of Natural Things out of Siberia, two 
very large Teeth, called there, Mammoth or Mam - 
mufs Teeth, with the following Infcription : "Dens 
molar is, ut videtur, diluvianus, Bellua cujufdam 
haclenus incognita, nifi fro Elephantino habendus 
Jit, cujus jam penes Te ejlo arbitrium, RnJJis Mam- 
moth, repertus in Montium altijjimis jugis ad 
Thomam fiuvium. Alterum ejl frtijlum aliud Eboris 
1 Denti exerto Elephantis non abjimile, ab aliis re- 
pertum in Thoma Montibus. 
After I had made an accurate and nice Examination 
of them, I thought it worth my Pains, Gentlemen, 
to fhew you the fame here. 
One is a \ Dens Molaris , or Grinder, a Foot broad, 
half a Foot long, and three Inches thick, weighing 
8 fb and 5iij. pretty entire, except that it is broken 
in two Pieces, and the Extremities of the Roots 
fpoiled. The Subftance is between that of a Bone and 
Stone, except that on the upper part of the Outfide 
fome parallel undulated Lines appear, which have Bill 
preferved the Enamel of the Tooth. 
The other is a Piece of a "Dens exertus , 8 Inches 
long and 3 Inches thick, of 1 Pound and 6 Ounces 
Weight ; in fome Places not different from Ivory, but 
in others calcined like the common Unicornu Fof- 
file. 
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