mastodons
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13,000-Year-Old Tusk Reveals Life of ‘Fred,’ a Mastodon Who Died in Battle
Researchers have detailed the life and grisly death of a male mastodon that died 13,200 years ago by scrutinizing the chemical composition of one of its tusks. The tusk revealed the mastodon grew up in the Great Lakes area and, later in life, made annual trips to a mating ground in northeastern Indiana — until…
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Subway Expansion Uncovers Mastodon Remains At Least 10,000 Years Old
Last week, a construction project for the Los Angeles subway turned into a scientific excavation after workers uncovered fossilised skull, tooth and tusk fragments from ancient elephant relatives that have been extinct for 10,000 years.