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Kayakers Find Mastodon Skull Remnant in Kansas River
Four kayakers found an upper jaw and palate of a prehistoric mastodon in the Wakarusa River near Lawrence. KU paleontologists identify the skull as potentially nearly complete, dating roughly 10 000 to 20 000 years old, with plans for GPS site checks and pollen analysis to infer ancient environment.
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Kansas
Martin
Garry
Tonganoxie
Kenny Bader
Bader
Mark
de Soto
Eichelmeyer
Wakarusa
Wakarusa River
Francis Huntington Snow
Snow
Kyler Mogular
Rapid River
Mich
Garry Eichelmeyer
Kansas University