Mississippi

An amateur fossil hunter has found a 7-foot-long mammoth tusk that is thousands of years old — take a look

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An amateur fossil hunter found a mammoth tusk in a creek in Mississippi. According to experts, this was the first mammoth tusk found in the state. The tusks of mammoths can provide unique insights into their lives, for example into where they lived. Amateur fossil hunter Eddie Templeton made the discovery of a lifetime on … Read more

7-foot-long mammoth tusk found in Mississippi Creek in rare discovery

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Eddie Templeton was wading through a creek in rural Mississippi during one of his regular fossil hunts when he made a mammoth discovery. The avid fossil collector spotted a tusk sticking out of the creek bank in Madison County. He knew it was likely from the last Ice Age, but soon discovered he had found … Read more