Columbian Mammoth Fossil (Mammuthus columbi) - Skull and tusks - South Dakota - USA

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Columbian Mammoth Fossil (Mammuthus columbi) - Skull and tusks - South Dakota - USA - Hot Springs Mammoth Site is a natural hydrogeologic trap into which young male mammoths fell and starved or drowned - The site has been preserved leaving the remains in place when the animal died or its remains were deposited

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Location: Wyoming USA
Photo credit: © John Cancalosi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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