February 12, 2014
A cool find in Seattle
From The Seattle Times:
Photo by Jeff Estep / Transit Plumbing
Tusk, believed to be mammoth�s, found in South Lake UnionNot unknown in this area:
A tusk paleontologists believe came from an Ice Age mammoth was discovered while workers were digging at a construction site in South Lake Union Tuesday, according to the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.
The tusk was found on private property, so the landowner will decide what to do with it. A Transit Plumbing employee found the tusk while workers were excavating on a project, according to company President Jeff Estep.
Mammoth fossils have been found in various areas of the Pacific Northwest. A part of a mammoth tusk was found in eastern Oregon last October. Several teeth and tusks from have been found near Sequim, Clallam County.That will look great on someone's mantel... Posted by DaveH at February 12, 2014 2:38 PM
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