'Oddly shaped rock' found in San Mateo County turns out to be huge ice age tooth
📍 How it ended
{ "epilogue": "An oddly shaped rock found in a San Mateo County creek bed was identified as a massive Ice Age mastodon tooth. The rare fossil was discovered in immaculate condition by someone looking for frogs in the San Mateo hills.
Scientists subsequently highlighted the jaw-dropping Bay Area discovery." }
Epilogue added 25d ago, after coverage quieted.
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"'Oddly shaped rock' found in San Mateo County turns out to be huge ice age tooth" developed substantial multi-source reporting across the Science sector, tracked across 6 distinct newsrooms by Newsylist.
Key reporting was led by KTLA, San Mateo Daily Journal, San Francisco Chronicle and The Mercury News. Coverage velocity and cross-outlet momentum were measured using Newsylist open coverage telemetry.
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'Oddly shaped rock' found in San Mateo County turns out to be huge ice age tooth SFGATE · 59d ago broke it first
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