A hunter in West Texas was searching for some deer. Instead, he uncovered a rare fossil from a prehistoric species.

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal wandering around the hills on the O2 Ranch. My next thought is always ...

Researchers worked over two days to create a protective cast around the tusk for transport. After covering the fossil in ...

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While the statement doesn’t name a specific mammoth species, the tusk might have belonged to a Columbian mammoth, a distant cousin of the more familiar woolly mammoth. The shaggy elephantine animal ...

where most wooly mammoth bones have been found, the Lone Star State was the long-ago home of Columbian mammoths, an even larger species that roamed across North America during the last Ice Age.

The most well-known type is the woolly mammoth, known for its long fur, large tusks and imposing size. While mammoth fossils have often been found in Texas, such as those discovered at the Waco ...