Mammoths in the news
Mammoth skeleton found near Paris
MEAUX, France — A near-complete skeleton of a mammoth which lived between 200,000 and 500,000 years ago has been found near Paris, the French National Institute for Preventive Archaeological Research said Tuesday ... http://www.google.com/hostednews/afp/article/ALeqM5iTFEDAtzjZ6-jPUXyviGh7aENOyg?docId=CNG.17b291800a43d49f81dd59b0757f8aec.221
Iowa researchers say they've found mammoth tusk
Posted: Nov 07, 2012 1:20 PM EST Updated: Nov 07, 2012 1:20 PM EST
OSKALOOSA, Iowa (AP) - Researchers say they've found fragments of a 4-foot-long mammoth tusk at their dig on a southern Iowa farm ... Scientists say they've received the results of a radiocarbon date test on a log recently discovered at the site. Dave Brenzel, of the Indian Creek Nature Center, says the log dates back to 14,000 B.C. http://www.whbf.com/story/20032017/iowa-researchers-say-theyve-found-mammoth-tusk
Mammoth skeleton at state museum in Las Vegas gets nametag
By Henry Brean
LAS VEGAS REVIEW-JOURNAL
Posted: Nov. 5, 2012 | 2:00 a.m.
The contest to name the mammoth skeleton at the Nevada State Museum in Las Vegas drew dozens of votes from an unexpected place: war-torn Syria. The support from the Middle East helped one entry, and the local 10-year-old boy who submitted it, win the competition. Hagop Maknissian, a fifth-grader at Batterman Elementary School in the southwest valley, came up with the name Christopher Columbian Mammoth for the 14-foot-tall skeleton, which greets visitors inside the museum at the Springs Preserve ... http://www.lvrj.com/news/mammoth-skeleton-at-springs-preserve-gets-nametag-177221731.html
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