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S34.03.005Description
A mastodon (Mammut americanum) tusk found at the Rupp Construction company sand and gravel pit in the southeast quarter, northwest quarter of Section 1 in Baughman Township, Wayne County, Ohio. The specimen is stored at Orrville High School. The images were taken by Orrville High School's earth sciences teacher, Robert Shonk, in the 1970s. The location given is approximate to the excavation site.
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Correspondence between Bob Shonk and Michael C. Hansen in Pleistocene Subject File box 1157
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Closeup of the left side of the mastodon tusk (pointy end). Picture taken by Orrville High School teacher. Picture zooms in on grooves of the tusk.