34,000-year-old mastodon jaw bone detection in the United States

Fossils of immature mastodons were accidentally found under the small river inside the farm in Iowa state.

A piece of jaw bone longer than 70cm of the mastodon, an ancient relative of mammoths was found on the farm in southern Iowa, central western America. The specimen is believed to belong to an immature mastodon over 2m tall, living 34,000 years ago.

34,000-year-old mastodon fossil bone fossil.(Photo: Fox News).

This is the second mastodon fossil found on the farm over the past 30 years. The couple who owned the land then handed over the bone to paleontologists at the University of Iowa to study. The couple's identity was not disclosed to prevent fossil hunters from entering their property.

"A few weeks ago, we received a notice that people found fossils underneath a small river in the farm. The landlord contacted and sent photos to us. After paleontologists arrived To collect and analyze fossils, I can confirm that it is the jaw of a mastodon , " said Tiffany Adrain, Manager of the Paleontological Archives of the University of Iowa.

Mastodon has been on Earth since about 4 million years ago. They lived mainly in Eurasia and North America before being recorded extinct 10,000 years ago due to epidemics and excessive hunting by the ancient people.

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