A hunter was out looking for deer at a private ranch in West Texas when he spotted something unusual sticking out of the ...

Researchers plan to carbon date the tusk to get an idea of how old it is, Schroeder said. The last time a mammoth tusk was ...

A deer hunter at a far West Texas ranch thought he found a fossil. Here's what is happening to the new mammoth discovery.

“Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life,” Juett said. “Now, I can’t help but imagine that huge animal ...

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I was skeptical when a deer hunter showed me a picture of what he thought was a fossil,” the ranch manager said. “I figured ...

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at Sul Ross State University in Alpine spurred him to immediately reach out to Dr. Bryon Schroeder, director, and Archaeologist Erika Blecha. The researchers contacted graduate student Haley ...

Schroeder was joined by archaeologist Erika Blecha; Haley Bjorklund ... then transported it to Sul Ross for study, the university said. Researchers plan to carbon date the tusk to get an idea ...

ALPINE, Texas — It's not every day you find a prehistoric fossil anywhere, let alone in Texas. This is exactly what happened to a deer hunter visiting the O2 Ranch, a privately owned ranch in ...

A routine hunting trip in West Texas took an unexpected turn when a deer hunter stumbled upon what he believed to be a fossil ...