A geologist found an exceptionally preserved ancient mastodon tooth in a California creek
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Brigid Lynch, a geomorphologist at Balance Hydrologics, discovered an intact fossilized molar from a Pacific mastodon (Mammut pacificus) in a creek in San Mateo County while conducting conservation surveys for California red-legged frogs; paleontologist Wayne Thompson confirmed it is the most complete and spectacular mastodon molar from the region.
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