Rare Ice Age mastodon tooth discovered in Bay Area creek
A scientist surveying for frogs discovered a rare 10,000-year-old Ice Age Pacific mastodon tooth in a San Mateo County creek in the Bay Area.
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Strongest signal: freshness, 33.6 of 35. How each signal is calculated.
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