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Mastodon tooth discovery may hold secrets about the evolution of this California county

Wayne Thompson has been fascinated with ancient animals since his family owned Scotts Valley's now-closed Lost World attraction. He's been on the trail of Ice Age mammals in Santa Cruz County since a juvenile mastodon skull turned up in Aptos Creek in 1980, and the May find of a tooth on a Rio Del Mar beach has the Museum of Natural History paleontologist excited anew. ....

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