2023-11-27 17:47:48
While he was diving in the depths of the waters of the Peace River, near Arcadia, Florida, United States, in search of some object that caught his attention, an addict to the marine search for Fossil remains He found himself with a totally unexpected reward: a enormous and complete jaw of an ancient mammoth.
As he commented John Kreastoulas in a local environment NBCalthough at first he believed that it was a huge trunkupon approaching the strange object he realized that it was a fossilized jaw of a mammoth that encountered the all of its pieces and in perfect condition.
“I clung to it believing it was a gigantic log just to hold on for a second and immediately I said to myself: ‘Wait a second, that’s not a tree. That was a gigantic jaw.“, explained who is popularly known as Captain John.
The mammoth jaw weighs about 28 kilos and was next to a pair of molarsand, according to Kreastoulas’ estimates, it has about 10,000 years old.
Now, Kreastoulas plans to take the jaw to Ancient Artworks, in Tampa, so that they can restore it and place the molars. Besides, will register the fossil in the state of Florida, which implies that they could choose to take it if they wanted to. “If not, I’m going to display it proudly in my living room.” concluded who is also director of Fossil Junkies Dig and Dive Chartersa private organization that offers Guided tours for amateur fossil hunters near the town of Arcadia, Florida.
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