Stegodon Fossils Found in Southwest ChinaA dozen fossilized tusk fragments believed to be the remains of stegodon, or a saber-toothed elephant, have been found in Weishan County of Dali Bai Autonomous Prefecture in Yunnan Province.Experts with the Palaeoanthropology Institute of Yunnan Museum believe the fossils date back at least some two million years to the early Pleistocene period. The fossils were found 70 meters underground by local farmers who were mining coal. A single rhinoceros tooth fossil was unearthed along with the other pieces of stegodon teeth. Fossils of the ancient species, a large elephant that lived between two to eight million years ago, will provide valuable clues for study on the region's geological and climate changes in ancient times. |
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