A 17-POUND TOOTH
I A message from Lyons to the "Matin" states that workmen ha ye iusr dlscovp.red near C'hagny, in the Department of .Saone great interest. According to Professor Mayet. of the Lyons Faculty of .Science, the hones are tnoso of :i mid-European elephant, which existed lWore 'he m.immoMi. The animal, he said, stood over 18ft high, while its tusks were Sft lour. and 20in in circumference. One of the tusks weighs no less than -l-KWb, while one tooth alone weighs 171b.
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Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 19
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83A 17-POUND TOOTH Auckland Star, Volume LI, Issue 194, 14 August 1920, Page 19
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