They Found in San Pedro the Longest Mastodon Fang in South America: “It Is One of the Most Extraordinary Pieces of Paleontological Heritage in the Region”
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The authorities of the museum of the city of Buenos Aires confirmed to THE NATION the existence of this superior incisive tooth, which belonged to one of the largest creatures of the Pleistocene
A 2.34-meter long mastodon fang was discovered in San Pedro, province of Buenos Aires, and became, according to the Paleontological Museum “Fray Manuel de Torres”, the full defense of Notiomastodon platensis more documented so far in South America. The fossil was found by members of the Conservatist Group of Fossils [...]
The specimen of Notiomastodon platensis was found in a stay in Bajo del Tala and would be the full defense of the longest length documented so far in South America. The news found in San Pedro a Mastodon defense of 2.34 meters and 500 thousand years old was first published in Sin Mordaza.
The complete defense belonged to a Notiomastodon platensis and was found in a ravine of Bajo del Tala. According to the Paleontological Museum of San Pedro, it is the longest of this species documented in South America. Read more
The team of the Paleontological Museum: "Fray Manuel de Torres" of San Pedro found a complete defense of a mastodon that inhabited the region about 500,000 years ago.The piece, belonging to the species "Notionmastodon platensis", measures 2.34 meters and became the longest of its type documented so far in South America.The finding occurred in the area of Bajo TalaThe finding occurred in the area of Bajo del Tala, within the Estancia El Silencio,…
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elciudadanoweb.comWith this finding, the San Pedro Paleontological Museum surpassed its own record on another fang found in 2006.
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