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| A hunter searching for deer on a West Texas ranch discovered a rare mammoth tusk . The tusk was found in a streambed drainage area in Brewster and Presidio counties near Big Bend National Park, according to a statement from Sul Ross State University in Texas. Photo: Devin Pettigrew/CBBS. |
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| After examination, experts determined that the rare artifact belonged to a Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi), a distant southern relative of the woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius). Photo: Justin Garnett/CBBS. |
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| Columbian mammoths lived on grasslands in what is now North and Central Texas until about 11,700 years ago. However, the discovery of mammoth bones in West Texas is rare. Photo: Public Domain. |
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| "Finding the mammoth tusk brings the ancient world to life. I can't help but imagine that giant animal roaming the hills of O2 Ranch and the people facing those giant tusks with nothing more than a stone tool in their hands," said Will Juett, manager of O2 Ranch. Photo: NPS Photo. |
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| According to experts, Columbian mammoths coexisted with humans before becoming extinct at the end of the ice age. Photo: Dinopedia. |
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| Researchers have suggested several possible causes for the extinction of the Columbian mammoth, including climate change, human hunting and disease. Photo: Illustration by Karen Carr/Perot Museum of Nature and Science. |
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| After finding the Columbian mammoth tusk, researchers will conduct tests and examinations to determine the age of this artifact as well as clarify some mysteries about the life of this animal. Photo: Deviantart. |
Readers are invited to watch the video: A fairly complete skeleton of a woolly mammoth was discovered in Michigan.
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