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  • Ice Age-Era Fossil Given to Museum After Disappearing From Aptos Beach

    05/31/2023 1:02:35 PM PDT · by nickcarraway · 17 replies
    KSBW ^ | May 31, 2023 | Christian Balderas
    An adult mastodon tooth that was spotted at Rio Del Mar Beach near Aptos Creek is now in the hands of paleontologists in Santa Cruz. The foot-long tooth was found by Jennifer Schuh while walking the beach on Friday. Not knowing what it was, she snapped a few photos, posted them on social media and left it on the sand. That caught the attention of paleontologist Wayne Thompson at the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History. "He called me and told me what it was and I rushed back, but it was gone. I was crushed," Schuh said. "I knew...
  • Mastodon Mystery in Santa Cruz County: Ice Age Tooth Vanishes From Beach

    05/30/2023 10:49:07 AM PDT · by nickcarraway · 18 replies
    KRON4 ^ | May 29, 2023 | Amy Larson
    Paleontologists are busy this Memorial Day weekend trying to find a tooth in Santa Cruz County that dates back to the Ice Ages. An unknown beach-goer picked up a giant mastodon tooth that first surfaced on an Aptos beach Friday. Now scientists are hoping that the scientifically significant tooth will be returned to the Santa Cruz Museum of Natural History where it can be studied and displayed for the public as a piece of ancient history. US Census breakdown: The largest racial group in each Bay Area county The 1-foot-long tooth was originally spotted by a beach-goer strolling through the...