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Mastodon Tusk [Uni Museum Inventory Description], Iowa State Teachers College
Mastodon Tusk [Uni Museum Inventory Description], Iowa State Teachers College
Mastodon Tusk Background Material
Summary of treatment of the tusk from 1933-1966.
Hampton Tusk Of Mastodon, Emmett J. Cable
Hampton Tusk Of Mastodon, Emmett J. Cable
Mastodon Tusk Background Material
On September 23, last, there was unearthed a large tusk in a gravel pit on the farm of W. S. Heuermann, section 21, Reeve township, Franklin County, about four miles south of the town of Hampton, Iowa. While loading gravel, one of the workmen noticed something sticking out of the gravels that resembled a horn. Upon closer examination it was found to be a giant tusk, the largest of its kind, according to the best information available, ever found. The tusk was complete before it was broken by the workmen. The length was 11 feet, 7½ inches, while the circumference, …
The Hampton Tusk [Manuscript], Emmett J. Cable
The Hampton Tusk [Manuscript], Emmett J. Cable
Mastodon Tusk Background Material
On September 23, 1933, there was unearthed a large tusk in a gravel pit on the farm of W. S. Heuermann, section 21, Reeve township, Franklin County, about four miles south of the town of Hampton, Iowa. While loading gravel, one of the workmen, Lars C. Jensen, noticed something sticking out of the gravels that resembled a horn. Upon closer examination it was found to be a giant tusk, the largest of its kind, according to the best information available, ever found. The tusk was complete before it was broken by the workmen. The length was 11 feet, 7½ inches, …