Visitors from across the country are travelling to the Fens to get a glimpse of the Ice Age mammoth tusk found in a Cambridgeshire quarry earlier this month.  

The tusk, which measures 4ft in length, has generated world-wide media attention and is now on display at the Fossils Galore museum, in March.

It is currently undergoing a lengthy six-month preservation process so experts can analyse the piece in much more detail.  

Cambs Times: Jamie Jordan, of Fossils Galore, pictured shortly after finding the tusk at a quarry in Cambridgeshire..Jamie Jordan, of Fossils Galore, pictured shortly after finding the tusk at a quarry in Cambridgeshire.. (Image: Fossils Galore)

Jamie Jordon, a paleontologist and founder of Fossils Galore, says the tusk is one of their most exciting finds to date. 

He said: “Since the tusk has been covered in the news, people from across the country have visited the museum to see it. 

"Fossils Galore has one of the only fishbowl laboratories in Europe where the public can watch us working on our various discoveries.” 

He added: “The tusk is definitely up there with the iguanodon dinosaur skeleton we found in 2017. 

“We have found a tusk before, but this is the most complete and well-preserved tusks we’ve come across.” 

Cambs Times: Jamie Jordon, a paleontologist and founder of Fossils Galore, says the tusk is one of their most exciting finds to date.Jamie Jordon, a paleontologist and founder of Fossils Galore, says the tusk is one of their most exciting finds to date. (Image: Fossils Galore)

It was discovered at an undisclosed quarry on July 11.  

At this stage of analysis, it is thought to have belonged to a “steppe mammoth” that roamed the Earth 450,000 years ago. 

Scientists say these animals would’ve reached heights of 14ft and could weigh as much as 10 tons.  

Other Pleistocene species from the era include cave bears and wooly rhinoceros. 

Cambs Times: The Fossil Galore beagle pictured with the 4ft mammoth tusk.The Fossil Galore beagle pictured with the 4ft mammoth tusk. (Image: Fossils Galore)

As part of his research into the tusk, Jamie will look for predation marks on its outer layers and at the rings running through it.   

These signs will reveal more about the habitat the mammoth was living in and the food it was consuming.  

Fossils Galore, in the High Street, is open daily between 10am and 4pm except for Sundays and Tuesdays.  

The museum and education centre is currently recruiting volunteers and keen to hear from anyone with a passion for paleontology.  

Cambs Times: Fossils Galore is a museum and education centre in the town of March, Cambs.Fossils Galore is a museum and education centre in the town of March, Cambs. (Image: Google Street View)

Cambs Times: The 450,000 year old mammoth tusk will undergo more detailed analysis once it has been preserved.The 450,000 year old mammoth tusk will undergo more detailed analysis once it has been preserved. (Image: Fossils Galore)