Rare mammoth tusk found on West Texas ranch
A hunter looking for deer on a West Texas ranch instead discovered a rare mammoth tusk, researchers say. The tusk was sitting in the drainage area of a creek bed on the O2 Ranch in Brewster and Presidio counties near Big Bend National park,
‘Old stump’ spotted by deer hunter is actually a mammoth tusk, Texas researchers say
Researchers plan to carbon date the tusk to get an idea of how old it is, Schroeder said. The last time a mammoth tusk was found in the Trans-Pecos region of Texas was in the 1960s, roughly a decade after carbon dating had been invented. Carbon dating has become a much more exact science now.
Tusk discovery suggests Columbian mammoths might have also roamed West Texas
Sul Ross University announced its researchers have confirmed an unusual find: a mammoth tusk on a ranch in the Trans Pecos region of West Texas. A deer hunter at a ranch in Brewster and Presidio counties found and took photos of a large, curved relic, telling the ranch operator he’d come across a fossil.
Rare mammoth tusk discovered at West Texas ranch
Although he was searching for deer, a hunter at the O2 Ranch, a privately owned ranch in Brewster and Presidio counties, found something very different and a little puzzling. Could it be a mammoth tusk?
West Texas deer hunter uncovers rare mammoth fossil
While prowling for deer at a private West Texas ranch in late December, a hunter encountered something incredibly rare: the ancient remains of an extinct Ice Age elephant. Will Juett, the manager of O2 ranch where the object was found,
Surprising discovery by deer hunter suggests mammoths once roamed West Texas
The recent discovery of a mammoth tusk suggests the massive, 10-ton beasts that once roamed Central Texas might’ve made it farther west than we thought. Sul Ross University announced its researchers have confirmed an unusual find: a mammoth tusk on a ranch in the Trans Pecos region of West Texas.
‘I Couldn’t Believe It.’ Deer Hunter Finds Prehistoric Mammoth Tusk on West Texas Ranch
A deer hunter found a prehistoric mammoth tusk on a West Texas ranch. Researchers at a nearby university are analyzing the fossil to try and determine how old it is.
Deer hunter stumbles upon rare mammoth tusk in rugged terrain of West Texas
A routine deer hunting trip in West Texas took an unexpected turn when a hunter unearthed what experts have confirmed to be a mammoth tusk.
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