Scientists say a 3-foot-long mammoth tusk found off the California coast could be more than 100,000 years old and has been preserved for eons in the cold ocean depths.
The tusk was first spotted two years ago during a Monterey Bay Aquarium Research Institute expedition exploring a seamount 185 miles offshore, about 10,000 feet deep, with a remotely operated vehicle.
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