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sugarintheboots t1_j8j714a wrote

We had Mastodons. 🥹

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metsurf t1_j8kqm7c wrote

Yeah when the DOT was building route 15 through Sparta they uncovered partial mastodon skeleton. It’s in the public library now.

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Dantebox83 t1_j8lmm9r wrote

There’s also a pond in Vernon called Mastadon pond where they found one.

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JeffRyan1 t1_j8j8me0 wrote

What happened to mastodons, the strong, silent type?

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New_Stats t1_j8iszqa wrote

tag yourself, I'm in Hyposarurus territory

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s1ugg0 t1_j8jhnqi wrote

Mastodon Pleistocene. I'm now suddenly, irrationally angry none of the local sports teams are the Mastodons.

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alwayz t1_j8nb9ap wrote

Shout out to my boy Ice Age Horse.

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theflyingscroll t1_j8jusuq wrote

I knew I saw a Wooly Mammoth in town one time

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dericn t1_j8lu0tc wrote

Woolly Monmouth (County)

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uplandsrep t1_j8jhe8a wrote

I'm probably closest to Hyposaurus, but next closest is the swaggy "Dryp"tosaurus.

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munchingzia t1_j8ju8ev wrote

ringwood still seems pre historic at times

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UnexpectedDinoLesson t1_j8jr5k4 wrote

Dryptosaurus is a genus of tyrannosauroid that lived approximately 67 million years ago during the late Cretaceous period in what is now New Jersey. Dryptosaurus was a large, bipedal, ground-dwelling carnivore, that grow up to 7.5 m long and weigh up to 1.5 t. Dryptosaurus seems to have had relatively long arms when compared with more derived tyrannosaurs. Its hands, which are also relatively large were believed to have had three fingers.

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THE_some_guy t1_j8k8hw2 wrote

Diplurus is literally in my backyard (or maybe my backyard is in diplurus to be precise). I’m wondering where specifically it and others were found. Anyone know a good list of fossil finds in NJ?

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Oatz3 t1_j8kfj7i wrote

WOoLY MaMmoth

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v0ideater t1_j8kkqph wrote

I lovveee this. Going to get a book of Jersey specific plant life.

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Lazy_Osprey t1_j8piyz3 wrote

Huh, I had no idea there were horses native to North America, TIL.

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