Thanks to a lack of rainfall in the Ohio and Upper Mississippi River Valleys this year, the Mississippi River reached a historic low in October. That has meant more threats to drinking water, slowed shipping traffic during its busiest season, and … a treasure trove of archaeological and paleontological finds?
A Civil War-era cartridge box plate turned up near Memphis; farther downriver, in Baton Rouge, the remains of a century-old ferry made an eye-catching appearance. But perhaps the most exciting discovery was made near Rosedale, a small town about 140 miles northwest of Jackson, Mississippi.
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While exploring a newly exposed sandbar in the area on Oct. 29, Wiley Prewitt caught a rare glimpse of black teeth amid the gravelly sediment. “I knew immediately just by the shape of the teeth that it was a carnivore fossil,” he told CNN.
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