Fossilized mastodon tooth from Ice Age discovered in California creek

The fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon, an extinct Ice Age species related to woolly mammoths, was recently found in a California creek.

Fossilized mastodon tooth from Ice Age discovered in California creek

TL;DR

  • A fossilized tooth of a Pacific mastodon was found.
  • Pacific mastodons are an extinct species from the Ice Age.
  • They were related to woolly mammoths.
  • The tooth was discovered in a California creek.