Derek Demeter holding a fossilized Colombian mammoth bone. Photo: Henry Sadler
Henry Sadler, a science teacher at Admiral Farragut Academy, says he knew what it was immediately.
A pair of amateur fossil hunters caused a stir a few weeks ago when they found an ancient mammoth bone in the Peace River. That’s not all they found buried in the mud. Near the mammoth bone was part of a saber tooth tiger fang.
Derek Demeter, the director of the Seminole State Planetarium and Henry Sadler, who teaches 5th- 7th grade science at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, join Intersection to talk about diving for clues to Florida’s ancient past and inspiring the spirit of exploration with their discoveries.
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Derek Demeter holding a fossilized Colombian mammoth bone. Photo: Henry Sadler
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A pair of amateur fossil hunters caused a stir a few weeks ago when they found an ancient mammoth bone in the Peace River. That’s not all they found buried in the mud. Near the mammoth bone was part of a saber tooth tiger fang.
Derek Demeter, the director of the Seminole State Planetarium and Henry Sadler, who teaches 5th- 7th grade science at Admiral Farragut Academy in St. Petersburg, join Intersection to talk about diving for clues to Florida’s ancient past and inspiring the spirit of exploration with their discoveries.
Scuba divers find HUGE Ice Age mammoth bone in Florida river
Updated: May 3 2021, 9:17 ET
SHOCKED scuba divers have found a huge 50 pound mammoth bone in a Florida river.
The two men were diving in the Peace River when they made the Ice Age discovery.
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Derek Demeter and Henry Sadler found the ancient bone which stands at four foot high.
Demeter, Seminole State Planetarium s director, told FOX 35 Orlando: Henry is my dive buddy. He yelled out to me, said, Hey, Derek. I found something! Oh my goodness! It was really, really cool.
The divers think the bone belonged to to a Columbian mammoth.