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Rare Fossilized Tooth of Ancient American Lion Discovered on Dried Up Mississippi River Bank! The Giant Animal Has Not Been Seen Since the Last Ice Age (See Pics)

The extremely rare fossilized tooth of an ancient American Lion, an Ice Age creature, has been discovered on the drying banks of the Mississippi River. Reportedly, Wiley Prewitt of Oxford, Mississippi, found the tooth while exploring a recently exposed sandbar near Rosedale.

Rare Fossilized Tooth of Ancient American Lion Discovered on Dried Up Mississippi River Bank! The Giant Animal Has Not Been Seen Since the Last Ice Age (See Pics)

According to the US National Park Service, American Lions, who went extinct 11,000 years ago, grew to be around 8 feet long and 4 feet tall. Recently, researchers have found an extremely rare fossiled tooth of the ancient animal on the drying banks of the Mississippi River. According to reports, the massive Americal Lion has not been seen on American soil since the last Ice Age. Oxford, MS, resident Wiley Prewitt made the significant discovery. Elephant Fossil, 5-8 Million Years Old, Discovered From Siwalik Sediments in UP's Saharanpur, View Pics.

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