“Unbelievable Discovery: Texas Deer Hunter Unearths Ancient Mammoth Tusk That Could Rewrite History!”
Imagine stumbling across a relic from a bygone era, buried under a creek bed just waiting to surprise a curious hunter! That’s exactly what happened recently at O2 Ranch in West Texas, where a deer hunter unearthed an unexpected treasure: a mammoth tusk from a Columbian mammoth, a colossal creature that roamed the grasslands of Texas over 11,000 years ago. This astonishing find not only stirs the imagination about a world where massive beasts wandered freely but also prompts intriguing questions about our prehistoric past. What do you think life was like when these giants shared the landscape with early humans? As excitement builds, researchers are now eagerly awaiting radiocarbon dating results to uncover the tusk’s true age and, perhaps, a deeper story about the mammals of yore. You won’t want to miss what unfolds next as we explore this fascinating discovery! LEARN MORE.
The tusk belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a cousin of the woolly mammoth that went extinct in the region 11,700 years ago.
Devin Pettigrew/Center for Big Bend StudiesResearchers excavate the mammoth tusk discovered at O2 Ranch in Texas’ Big Bend region.
A mammoth tusk was the last thing a deer hunter expected to find while walking the grounds of O2 Ranch in western Texas. However, after spotting the object poking out from a creek bed, he informed the ranch’s manager, who got in touch with local archaeologists.
Two days of excavation work confirmed that the tusk belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a prehistoric creature that roamed the grasslands of Texas more than 11,000 years ago. Now, researchers are awaiting radiocarbon dating results to determine how old this “very rare” discovery truly is.
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