A hunter looking for deer on a West Texas ranch instead discovered a rare mammoth tusk, researchers say. The tusk was sitting in the drainage area of a creek bed on the O2 Ranch in Brewster and ...

However, the discovery of mammoth remains in West Texas is very rare. "Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world ...

West Texas deer hunter uncovers rare mammoth fossil The isolated fossil was discovered in a dried-up creek bed. By Ariana Garcia , Assistant News Editor March 12, 2025 ...

A hunter looking for a deer at a private ranch in West Texas found something unusual instead: a mammoth tusk. The hunter – whose name has not been released – found the tusk in the drainage ...

A hunter looking for a deer at a private ranch in West Texas found something unusual instead: a mammoth tusk. The hunter – whose name has not been released – found the tusk in the drainage ...

However, the discovery of mammoth remains in West Texas is very rare. "Seeing that mammoth tusk just brings the ancient world to life," Will Juett, the O2 ranch manager, said in the statement.

Rare mammoth tusk discovered in West Texas by: Makenzie Thuesen. Posted: Mar 11, 2025 / 02:15 PM CDT. Updated: Mar 12, 2025 / 11:07 AM CDT. by: Makenzie Thuesen.

According to Schroeder, the last time mammoth remains were found in West Texas was in the 1960s in the town of Fort Stockton. Texas is a well-known hub for mammoth fossils.

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Mammoth tusk found at far West Texas ranch after hunter spots fossil. Alana Edgin. Lubbock Avalanche-Journal. Everything is bigger in Texas, and on one of the state's largest ranches, ...

Researchers uncovered a mammoth tusk in West Texas after a deer hunter discovered it on a ranch.

A deer hunter's discovery of a mammoth tusk at a West Texas ranch has prompted several questions, such as "Can I own one?" and "Were mammoths common in the state?" Dr. Aaron Pan, the executive ...