{"id":2325375,"date":"2024-08-15T21:05:55","date_gmt":"2024-08-16T01:05:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/discovery-of-elephant-fossil-from-the-ice-age-in-mississippi\/"},"modified":"2024-08-15T21:13:41","modified_gmt":"2024-08-16T01:13:41","slug":"discovery-of-elephant-fossil-from-the-ice-age-in-mississippi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/discovery-of-elephant-fossil-from-the-ice-age-in-mississippi\/","title":{"rendered":"Discovery of Elephant Fossil from the Ice Age in Mississippi"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fdiscovery-of-elephant-fossil-from-the-ice-age-in-mississippi%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2325375&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton\u2063 made a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/researchers-use-x-ray-on-item-found-at-biblical-site-make-incredible-discovery-that-could-connect-to-1-specific-verse\/\" title=\"X-ray reveals amazing find at biblical site, possibly linked to one verse.\">significant discovery<\/a> in Mississippi when he found an intact \u200d<a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-lincoln-project-shares-personnel-address-with-liberal-election-groups\/\" title=\"The Lincoln Project Shares Personnel, Address With Liberal Election Groups\">tusk<\/a> from what \u2063is believed to be a Columbian mammoth,\u200d an\u2064 extremely \u200crare find for the state. The Mississippi Department \u200cof Environmental Quality emphasized the importance of \u200dthis artifact, noting\u2064 the rapid efforts to protect it \u2063from damage caused by the sun. Upon \u2064examination, the tusk was\u2063 confirmed by paleontologists to belong to a mammoth and not a mastodon, marking it as a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/rare-item-reveals-just-how-radically-different-superman-almost-was\/\" title=\"Unique Find Uncovers the Radical Evolution of &#039;Superman\">unique find<\/a> for the region.\u2062 This discovery provides insight into the ice-age ecosystem that\u2064 once thrived \u200cin Mississippi, which\u200d was\u200c home to\u200d various \u200dextinct species, including horses, bison, and saber-toothed cats.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<p><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><?xml encoding=\"utf-8\" ?><\/p>\n<section>\n<p>Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant tusk.<\/p>\n<p>The fossil was intact, making it an &ldquo;extremely rare find for <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/zg-civil-war-era-relics-unearthed-on-dried-banks-of-mississippi-river\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Mississippi<\/a>,&rdquo; the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/no-spike-in-florida-coronavirus-cases-despite-no-mask-mandate\/\" title=\"No Spike in Florida Coronavirus Cases Despite No Mask Mandate\">state&#038;rsquo<\/a>;s Department of Environmental Quality announced on its website on Aug. 9.<\/p>\n<p>But the find set off a race to protect the artifact because the Mississippi sun can dry out the fossil and destroy it. When members of the State Survey team arrived, they saw that the fossil tusk was in &ldquo;amazing condition,&rdquo; the agency said.<\/p>\n<p>&ldquo;It was suspected based on the strong curvature of the massive tusk that Eddie and the team were dealing with a Columbian <a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/scientists-revive-extinct-animal-found-stuck-ice-age-permafrost\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mammoth<\/a> and not that of the more common mastodon,&rdquo; the department said in announcing the discovery. &ldquo;This would be the first of its kind for the area.&rdquo;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Eddie Templeton with the mammoth tusk fossil he found in Madison County, Mississippi. The discovery of the intact mammoth tusk marks an &ldquo;extremely rare find for Mississippi,&rdquo; according to the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality (MDEQ).&#128558; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/FRovSnUAq2\">pic.twitter.com\/FRovSnUAq2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Sumner (@renmusb1) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/renmusb1\/status\/1823891548586799546?\">August 15, 2024<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>  <script> \t\t\t\tif( ! getCookie( 'ff_subbed' ) ) if( typeof FFADS.replace_ict !='undefined' ) if( FFADS.replace_ict ) eval( FFADS.replace_ict ); \t\t\t<\/script> <\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>When the team got the fossil back to a laboratory, it &ldquo;was confirmed by the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science paleontologist as indeed belonging to a Mammoth,&rdquo; the agency said in its statement.<\/p>\n<p>The animal was among a large cast of characters that once roamed the ice-age prairie ecosystem in what is now Mississippi, scientists say. They included herds of now-extinct horses, giant bison, saber-toothed cats, lions, huge ground sloths, giant tortoises and tapirs.<\/p>\n<p style=\"font-style: italic;\">The Western Journal has reviewed this Associated Press story and may have altered it prior to publication to ensure that it meets our editorial standards.<\/p>\n<div style=\"position: relative;\">\n<div class=\"ff-fancy-header-container\">  <\/div>\n<div class=\"entry-submit-correction inner-content\">\n<div class=\"correction-form\">\n<form style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"sc-name-field\"> <label>* Name<\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"name\" required> <\/div>\n<div class=\"sc--field\"> <label>* <\/label> <br \/> <input type=\"text\" name=\"\" required> <\/div>\n<p> <label>* Message<\/label> <br \/> <textarea name=\"message\" required><\/textarea>  <\/p>\n<div class=\"required-message\" style=\"display: none; padding-bottom: 15px;\">* All fields are required.<\/div>\n<p> <input type=\"submit\" value=\"Submit\" onclick=\"event.preventDefault(); firefly_sc();\">  <\/p>\n<div class=\"firefly-sc-confirm\" style=\"display: none;\">Success!<\/div>\n<\/p><\/form>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<p> <script> \t\t\tfunction firefly_sc() { \t\t\t\tif( typeof window.captchaPublicKey==typeof undefined ){ \t\t\t\t\tconsole.error('window.captchaPublicKey is not defined'); \t\t\t\t} \t\t\t\tgrecaptcha.execute( window.captchaPublicKey, { action: 'submit_correction' } ).then( function( token ) { \t\t\t\t\tvar opts={ \t\t\t\t\t\taction:    'firefly_sc_submit', \t\t\t\t\t\tname:      document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"name\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\t:     document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tmessage:   document.querySelector( '.entry-submit-correction [name=\"message\"]' ).value, \t\t\t\t\t\tpost_id:   firefly_post_id, \t\t\t\t\t\tcap_token: token \t\t\t\t\t}  \t\t\t\t\tvar inputs=[ 'name', '', 'message' ];  \t\t\t\t\tfor( var i=0; i <inputs.length; i++ ) if( ! 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The fossil was well-preserved, which the Mississippi Department of Environmental Quality highlighted on its website on August 9 as an &#8220;extremely rare find for Mississippi.&#8221; This discovery prompted urgent efforts to safeguard the artifact, as exposure to the sun could dry it out and cause damage. Upon arrival, members of the State Survey team noted that the fossil tusk was in &#8220;amazing condition.&#8221; The department speculated that due to its significant curvature, it likely belonged to a Columbian mammoth rather than the more frequently found mastodon, marking it as a first for the region. After transporting the fossil back to a lab, paleontologists from the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science confirmed that it indeed belonged to a mammoth. Scientists indicate that this creature was part of a diverse array of species that once inhabited what is now Mississippi&#8217;s ice-age prairie ecosystem, including extinct horses, giant bison, saber-toothed cats, lions, massive ground sloths, giant tortoises, and tapirs<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":2325376,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Elephant-Tusk.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[20865,38289,38290,6632,38291],"class_list":["post-2325375","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-archaeology","tag-elephant-fossil","tag-ice-age","tag-mississippi","tag-paleontology"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/08\/Elephant-Tusk.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325375","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2325375"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2325375\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2325376"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2325375"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2325375"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2325375"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}