Mastodon mystery in Santa Cruz County: Ice Age tooth vanishes from beach

SANTA CRUS, Calif. (KRON)—Palaeontologists are busy looking for Ice Age teeth in Santa Cruz County this Memorial Day weekend. On Friday, strangers picked up the teeth of a giant mastodon that first appeared on the beach of Aptos. Now scientists hope that this scientifically important tooth will be returned to the Santa Cruz Museum of […]

Ice Age mastodon tooth recovered in Santa Cruz County, museum officials say

Jennifer Shue photographed her teeth on May 26, 2023 at Rio del Mar beach. (Image credit: Jennifer Shu) SANTA CRUS, Calif. (KRON) — Mastodon mystery solved in Santa Cruz County. A beach jogger turned in teeth of a giant mastodon dating back to the Ice Age on Tuesday, according to officials at the Santa Cruz […]

Keep tax dollars local with Tooth B.U.D.D.S.

Photo posted: Earn a dollar deduction in income tax by donating up to $1,200 to co-filers to Tooth BUDDS, which supports local children’s oral health. Contribution article Graham County – The most common but preventable disease is tooth decay. Nationwide, children miss more than 50 million hours of school each year because of tooth decay. […]