Experts say the specimen is less than 1 million years old, which is relatively 'new' by fossil standards.
Experts say the specimen is less than 1 million years old, which is relatively"new" by fossil standards.APTOS, Calif. — A woman taking a Memorial Day weekend stroll on a California beach found something unusual sticking out of the sand: a tooth from an ancient mastodon.Jennifer Schuh found the foot-long tooth sticking out of the sand on Friday at the mouth of Aptos Creek on Rio Del Mar State Beach, located off Monterey Bay in Santa Cruz County on California’s central coast.
Thompson determined that the object was a worn molar from an adult Pacific mastodon, an extinct elephant-like species.“This is an extremely important find,” Thompson wrote, and he urged Schuh to call him.A weekend search failed to find it. Thompson then sent out aOn Tuesday, Jim Smith of nearby Aptos called the museum.
Broughton said it is common for winter storms to uncover fossils in the region and it may have washed down to the ocean from higher up.Schuh said she is thrilled that her find could help unlock ancient secrets about the peaceful beach area. She didn’t keep the tooth, but she did hop on“You don’t often get to touch something from history,” she said.
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