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Tusk of Rare Pygmy Mammoth Found on Calif. Island

Find may help solve extinction mystery

By Peter Fearon,  Newser Staff

Posted Jan 15, 2009 6:19 AM CST

(Newser) – A tusk that may belong to a rare pygmy mammoth, a dwarf version of the giant elephant-like mammal that roamed the Earth thousands of years ago, has been found on Santa Cruz Island off California, reports the Los Angeles Times. The 4-foot-long tusk, more than...   Read full story »

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