# A Geologist in California Found Something Strange Sticking Out of a Creek. A Reverse Image Search Told Her It Was an Ancient Mastodon Tooth

- Source: Smithsonian Smart News (smithsonianmag.com), Unknown, treat as all rights reserved
- By: Margherita Bassi
- Published: 2026-09-15
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