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  1. 🐘πŸ¦₯ For #FossilFriday: an account of a mammoth mystery. This is the Franklin Street tooth, the first of twelve specimens discovered in New Ulm, Minnesota. Found in 1912 buried in glacial drift, it is the earliest known discovery.

    Discoveries in New Ulm continue to this day! To read more about the first β€œdirty dozen” proboscidean finds, check out Lost Bones #3 (one of the free articles) on my Substack.

    marcusbrandel.substack.com/p/l

    #Pleistocene #NewUlm #Mammoth #Palaeontology #Molar #CitizenScience

  2. 🐴 #Minnesota #FossilFriday πŸ‚πŸ˜πŸ¦₯πŸͺπŸŸπŸƒ A beautiful horse upper molar recently discovered by a friend near New Ulm, MN. Based on its preservation, it may date back to the Pleistocene. This find has been donated to the Science Museum of Minnesota for further study.

    #NewUlm #Pleistocene #LostBones #Equus #Horse #MinnesotaHistory #Paleontology #CitizenScience

    ✨ For the incredible story of Columbian mammoth specimens found near New Ulm, check out Lost Bones #3 here: linktr.ee/lostbones.

  3. It’s a #lostbones #FossilFriday! πŸ‚πŸ¦₯🐴🐘πŸͺπŸŸπŸƒ This beautiful bison skull is housed at the Brown County Historical Society in New Ulm, #Minnesota. It was found in Lake Hanska, possibly during dredging.

    The society's exhibits cover various topics related to the county, including its geological formation, Native American culture, early settlement, ethnic makeup, and early industry.

    www.browncountyhistorymn.org

    #pleistocene #bison #paleontology #fossils #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #NewUlm

  4. #lostbones for #FossilFriday! πŸ‚πŸ¦₯🐴🐘πŸͺπŸŸπŸƒ This partial mastodon pelvis was recently donated to the Brown County Historical Society in New Ulm, MN. It was found in 1987 in a gravel pit within the city limits. New Ulm borders the western bank of the glacial River Warren’s river valley, which now contains the Minnesota River.

    browncountyhistorymn.org

    #pleistocene #mammoth #mastodon #paleontology #NewUlm #Minnesota #paleontology #fossils #shareyourdiscovery #citizenscience #proboscidean #pelvis