CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant tusk.

Eddie Templeton was wading through a rural Mississippi creek on one of his regular hunts for fossils when he made a mammoth discovery. As he dug it out, Templeton realized the entire 7-foot-long tusk ...

CANTON, Miss. (AP) — Fossil hunter Eddie Templeton was out exploring in Mississippi when he came across a remarkable find in a steep embankment. It appeared to be part of an ice-age elephant ...

In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past by: Associated Press. Posted: Aug 15, 2024 / 03:35 PM EDT. Updated: Aug 15, 2024 / 03:35 PM EDT.

In Mississippi, discovery of elephant fossil from the ice age provides window into the past. The fossil was intact, making it an 'extremely rare find for Mississippi,' the state's Department of ...