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Los Angeles Times
Rare Ice Age mastodon tooth found in Bay Area creek
A fossilized Pacific mastodon tooth, estimated to be at least 10,000 years old, was recently discovered in a creek bed in San Mateo County. The find is considered the most complete mastodon molar ever found in the Bay Area and offers new insights into the species Mammut pacificus and California’s extinct megafauna. Researchers from Stanford University will carbon-date and scan the tooth to study past biodiversity and aid current ecosystem conservation efforts.
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