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Clash of the Mammoths This one-of-a-kind exhibit features the fossils of two large bull mammoths whose tusks locked together during an Ice Age battle for dominance. During the struggle one mammoth slipped, and they both fell to the earth still locked in combat. Unable to separate, unable to rise, they died where they fell. Extraordinarily preserved, they remained undisturbed for over 10,000 years. Now you will see them just as they were found—forever intertwined. More » |
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Have questions about the pair of Columbian mammoths found entwined by their tusks? Or about Pleistocene megafauna ("big animals") or other aspects of North American paleontology? See Mike Voorhies' response to viewer questions collected by NOVA scienceNOW. The quest to unravel the mystery of their deaths was the focus of an NET Television-produced segment for the PBS series "NOVA scienceNOW," which aired July 30. |
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