When was the mastodon discovered

Both state and federal government protections for the area have kicked in since its discovery, and the next step in the story is to try and parse out the classic scientific questions: why are the finds there, and how did they die. You must be logged in to post a comment. Sign in Join. Sign in. Log into your account. Sign up. Password recovery. Recover your password.

Forgot your password? This newspaper article describes the discovery of mastodon remains near Dayton by Joel Palmer , an influential Oregon pioneer. The article comes from an undated scrapbook, but it was probably written around Mastodons were one of several species of proboscideans—the order of animals to which modern elephants belong—that once inhabited Oregon.

Like their relative the wooly mammoth, mastodons were covered in hair, but they tended to be smaller and had narrower tusks than their better known cousins. Proboscideans went extinct in Oregon and elsewhere in North America between 12, and 10, years ago. Scientists disagree about the cause of these extinctions. Further, the size and spacing of the gouge marks prove the only possible responsible party for the attack was megalodon.

Interestingly, measurements gleaned from the ancient tooth, dated to the Neogene period 23 to 2. Modern sperm whales occupy much more space, typically measuring around 50 feet in length. Regardless, the historic attack proves the often foot or more sharks were relentless in their hunt for food. Deepest Earthquake Ever? Scientists Confirming Temblor Miles