Scientist surveying California creek finds 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth
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Fri, 11 September 2026
4 reports- Times of India10:30
While investigating a creek for frogs, a scientist stumbled upon a remarkable ancient mastodon tooth, estimated to be over ten thousand years old. Paleontologists have confirmed its belonging to a long-extinct species of Pacific mastodon. The fossil will soon be analyzed at Stanford University to determine its precise age, establishing a fascinating connection between today's conservation initiatives and the ancient ecosystems of California.
- record-bee.com13:08first to report
Brigid Lynch was walking through a redwood forest in the San Mateo County hills when she noticed something unusual, half-submerged in the flowing water through a creek: a big smooth object that didn’t look like any of the other rocks.
- indiatimes.com13:33
A researcher surveying a San Mateo County creek for a frog habitat stumbled upon a remarkably preserved Pacific mastodon molar, a rare Ice Age relic estimated to be at least 10,000 years old. Paleontologists confirmed it was an intact molar from an adult Pacific mastodon. The tooth is about 8.5 inches long, 7 inches deep and 3 inches wide.
- Google News - Top Stories23:12
Well-preserved tooth from Pacific mastodon found in a creek in San Francisco Bay Area AP News A Mastodon Tooth From the Ice Age Is Discovered in a California Creek The New York Times Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist The Guardian ‘Immaculate condition’: Rare mastodon fossil found in San Mateo County creek The Mercury News Researcher discovers mastodon molar along California's coastline CBS News
Sat, 12 September 2026
2 reports- Google News - Top Stories16:59
10,000-year-old fossilized mastodon found in creek ABC News - Breaking News, Latest News and Videos A Mastodon Tooth From the Ice Age Is Discovered in a California Creek The New York Times ‘Immaculate condition’: Rare mastodon fossil found in San Mateo County creek mercurynews.com Fossilized 10,000-year-old mastodon tooth found by California scientist The Guardian California Scientist Looking for Frogs Finds a 10,000-Year-Old Mastodon Tooth Yahoo
- The Guardian World20:34
Molar from large mammal that once lived in North America is in ‘immaculate condition’ after discovery in Bay Area A 10,000 year-old tooth in remarkable condition from an ancient Pacific mastodon, a large mammal that once inhabited North America, was recently discovered by a California scientist. Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist, was working at a preserve in San Mateo county, when she stumbled across a peculiar rock. Continue reading...
Mon, 14 September 2026
1 report- Der Spiegel (Germany)13:59
In einem kalifornischen Naturschutzgebiet ist der Backenzahn eines Pazifischen Mastodons aufgetaucht. Ein Forscher berichtet von einem Gänsehautmoment.