Tetedelacourse
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- Rosyth
Maybe he has perished.
Where's Mister Paul Gone?
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Yorkshireman
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- North Hykekam, Lincoln.
Might be a clue here :-
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6913366.stm
Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'
The tusks were well preserved (pic: Prof Evangelia Tsoukala, 2007)
The remains of a prehistoric mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - have been found in northern Greece, including intact long tusks.
A Dutch scientist at the site, Dick Mol, says the find near Grevena should help explain why mastodons died out in Europe two to three million years ago.
The mastodon's tusks measure 5m (16.5ft) and 4m, Mr Mol told the BBC.
They are the longest tusks ever found on a prehistoric elephant-like animal. "It is spectacular," Mr Mol said.
Early humans ate mastodon meat (pic: by Remie Bakker)
There have also been rare mastodon finds in northern Europe, notably in England, Germany and the Netherlands.
Mastodons are thought to have first appeared about five million years ago and became extinct in North America about 10,000 years ago - much later than in Europe.
The animals were similar to woolly mammoths, but had tusks that pointed forwards, rather than spiralling upwards. Their teeth were also different.
The team of palaeontologists, including Professor Evangelia Tsoukala of Greece's Aristotle University in Thessaloniki (Salonica), began the excavation on 16 July and is planning to finish it on Wednesday.
User (Birmingham UK) said " I think that a friend of mine will be very interested in this evidence"
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http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/world/europe/6913366.stm
Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'
The tusks were well preserved (pic: Prof Evangelia Tsoukala, 2007)
The remains of a prehistoric mastodon - a mammoth-like animal - have been found in northern Greece, including intact long tusks.
A Dutch scientist at the site, Dick Mol, says the find near Grevena should help explain why mastodons died out in Europe two to three million years ago.
The mastodon's tusks measure 5m (16.5ft) and 4m, Mr Mol told the BBC.
They are the longest tusks ever found on a prehistoric elephant-like animal. "It is spectacular," Mr Mol said.
Early humans ate mastodon meat (pic: by Remie Bakker)
There have also been rare mastodon finds in northern Europe, notably in England, Germany and the Netherlands.
Mastodons are thought to have first appeared about five million years ago and became extinct in North America about 10,000 years ago - much later than in Europe.
The animals were similar to woolly mammoths, but had tusks that pointed forwards, rather than spiralling upwards. Their teeth were also different.
The team of palaeontologists, including Professor Evangelia Tsoukala of Greece's Aristotle University in Thessaloniki (Salonica), began the excavation on 16 July and is planning to finish it on Wednesday.
User (Birmingham UK) said " I think that a friend of mine will be very interested in this evidence"
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twentysix by twentyfive
Clinging on tightly
- Location
- Over the Hill
Are they putting Mastodon meat in the Cornish pasties now then 
Keith Oates
Janner
- Location
- Penarth, Wales
Perfect weather for two weeks, that's got to be some sort of a record for this year, glad you enjoyed it MP!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
