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November 27, 1854
The Daily Minnesota Pioneer
Saint Paul, Ramsey County, Minnesota
What is this article about?
Men digging a pit in Marion County uncover a large ancient skeleton, including a 9-foot white horn, 5-inch tooth, and 11-foot jaw portion, believed to be from an ante-deluvian monster.
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Wonderful Anti-Deluvian Monster.
We learn from the Mont-Vernon Jeffersonian the particulars of a wonderful discovery, which was made in Marion county, a short time since. It seems that while some men were digging a pit for a bridge over a little stream called Lost creek, on section No. 120 of the Railroad, when about six feet below the surface they came upon the skeleton of what they supposed was some ante-deluvian 'monster.' The principal bones were so much decayed that little could be told as to their proper locations in the body. A horn was found of a white color, nine feet in length; also a tooth, and part of the gum. The tooth was 5 inches long, and 2 inches in diameter. A portion of the jaw was 11 feet long. To naturalists and antiquarians these relics are invaluable.
We learn from the Mont-Vernon Jeffersonian the particulars of a wonderful discovery, which was made in Marion county, a short time since. It seems that while some men were digging a pit for a bridge over a little stream called Lost creek, on section No. 120 of the Railroad, when about six feet below the surface they came upon the skeleton of what they supposed was some ante-deluvian 'monster.' The principal bones were so much decayed that little could be told as to their proper locations in the body. A horn was found of a white color, nine feet in length; also a tooth, and part of the gum. The tooth was 5 inches long, and 2 inches in diameter. A portion of the jaw was 11 feet long. To naturalists and antiquarians these relics are invaluable.
What sub-type of article is it?
Curiosity
Extraordinary Event
What themes does it cover?
Nature
What keywords are associated?
Fossil Discovery
Ante Deluvian Monster
Skeleton Bones
Horn Relic
Jaw Bone
Where did it happen?
Marion County, Near Lost Creek, Section No. 120 Of The Railroad
Story Details
Location
Marion County, Near Lost Creek, Section No. 120 Of The Railroad
Event Date
A Short Time Since
Story Details
While digging a pit for a bridge over Lost creek, men found a decayed skeleton of an ante-deluvian monster six feet underground, including a nine-foot white horn, a five-inch tooth two inches in diameter, and an eleven-foot jaw portion.