T Witko
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I thought I'd post some photos that may be of interest to some, as there were some thoughts expressed in response to trevmma's recent “old buffalo tooth” post. These finds were made over the past several weeks by my daughter's partner. He has been kayaking the Heart River near Mandan ND and searching areas of “new” bank erosion. The flow through the Heart River has been, and continues to be, extremely high this year. As a results of this, more and more of this stuff is being exposed as levels drop. Our friend larson1951 called me and suggested that I post some of these. trevmma, I doubt whether you can tell from these if yours is a buffalo tooth or not but there are some here.
What we've been told is that the “big” pieces are Bison antiquus," which were common 10,000-20,000 years ago and were part of the "megafauna" of the Ice Age. Paleo-Indians are believed to have hunted them. They were about 15 to 25 percent larger than modern bison and became extinct at the end of the Ice Age, while Bison occidentalis lived on a bit longer. Bison occidentalis, perhaps with some contributions by Bison antiquus, is thought to have evolved into today's modern buffalo.
What we've been told is that the “big” pieces are Bison antiquus," which were common 10,000-20,000 years ago and were part of the "megafauna" of the Ice Age. Paleo-Indians are believed to have hunted them. They were about 15 to 25 percent larger than modern bison and became extinct at the end of the Ice Age, while Bison occidentalis lived on a bit longer. Bison occidentalis, perhaps with some contributions by Bison antiquus, is thought to have evolved into today's modern buffalo.
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