化石猎人埃迪·邓普顿（Eddie Templeton）在密西西比州麦迪逊县发现的7英尺长的哥伦比亚猛犸象牙，并运往密西西比州自然科学博物馆。 7-foot Columbian mammoth tusk found by fossil hunter Eddie Templeton in Madison County, MS, and transported to Mississippi Museum of Natural Science.
在密西西比州麦迪逊县，化石猎人埃迪·邓普顿（Eddie Templeton）发现了一根7英尺长的哥伦比亚猛犸象牙。 In Madison County, Mississippi, a 7-foot Columbian mammoth tusk was discovered by fossil hunter Eddie Templeton. 该象牙是在该地区发现的首种同类象牙,于8月初被发现,并被运到密西西比自然科学博物馆进一步研究和保护。 The tusk, the first of its kind found in the area, was found in early August and has been transported to the Mississippi Museum of Natural Science for further study and preservation. 哥伦比亚猛犸象比猛犸象大，在上一个冰河时代居住在北美，大约在 12,000 年前灭绝。 Columbian mammoths, larger than woolly mammoths, inhabited North America during the last Ice Age and went extinct around 12,000 years ago.