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cross-posted from: https://midwest.social/post/24698265

A hunter found a mammoth tusk sticking out of a creek bed on a ranch in the Big Bend region. There is an interview with Bryon Schroeder, director of the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sol Ross (a Texas university), on the linked page, but I'll add a few quotes:

How could this be overlooked for so long? It must be just that remote.

I think it’s that remote and there’s not that many people out there. I think these hunters had a little serendipity involved. These guys were out, you know, the right place at the right time.

It could have also just been dislodged rather recently because, I mean, it was in the creek drainage. So it could have just been exposed that quickly.

And it was it was it known that prior to this discovery mammoths lived in this region or what?

Yeah, so Harvard, with Sul Ross, did a very early, very large study out here in the late 1920s, early ’30s. And they knew about a lot of mammoths, and we’ve been actually trying to find those mammoth localities. And we just haven’t had a ton of luck.

And so people knew about them, but nobody’s ever dated them. Nobody’s ever really found one and figured out, you know, which part of the Pleistocene we’re talking about. Because at some point, mammoths get over here before people do.

You know, are these too early? Are these the right age for being associated with humans? And we’ve just not done that work because we just haven’t been able to find those localities.

How rare is this discovery? I mean, when was the last time a discovery like this was made out in your neck of the woods?

Uh, I’m sure there’s probably some ranchers out here that probably know where a lot of mammoths are on their land.

They just haven’t rang you up yet.

Yeah, haven’t rang me up. I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and I’ve seen one. I’ve seen this one. So they’re fairly rare.

A hunter found a mammoth tusk sticking out of a creek bed on a ranch in the Big Bend region. There is an interview with Bryon Schroeder, director of the Center for Big Bend Studies at Sol Ross (a Texas university), on the linked page, but I'll add a few quotes:

How could this be overlooked for so long? It must be just that remote.

I think it’s that remote and there’s not that many people out there. I think these hunters had a little serendipity involved. These guys were out, you know, the right place at the right time.

It could have also just been dislodged rather recently because, I mean, it was in the creek drainage. So it could have just been exposed that quickly.

And it was it was it known that prior to this discovery mammoths lived in this region or what?

Yeah, so Harvard, with Sul Ross, did a very early, very large study out here in the late 1920s, early ’30s. And they knew about a lot of mammoths, and we’ve been actually trying to find those mammoth localities. And we just haven’t had a ton of luck.

And so people knew about them, but nobody’s ever dated them. Nobody’s ever really found one and figured out, you know, which part of the Pleistocene we’re talking about. Because at some point, mammoths get over here before people do.

You know, are these too early? Are these the right age for being associated with humans? And we’ve just not done that work because we just haven’t been able to find those localities.

How rare is this discovery? I mean, when was the last time a discovery like this was made out in your neck of the woods?

Uh, I’m sure there’s probably some ranchers out here that probably know where a lot of mammoths are on their land.

They just haven’t rang you up yet.

Yeah, haven’t rang me up. I’ve been doing this for over 20 years and I’ve seen one. I’ve seen this one. So they’re fairly rare.

Something a little more lighthearted that what usually gets posted around here, so I thought I'd share.

I will admit that I haven't been back to downtown Arlington since I graduated from UTA in 2014, and even then there was some movement on making downtown more dense, like the new library complex and some apartments, but this is nice to see.

Arlington has a real gem with UTA sitting right next to downtown and it blows my mind that it took so long to be capitalized on. College Park Center and the restaurants/apartments across the street were a great start from the school side of things.

Finally, PLEASE join DART and add a train station downtown. It is criminal that you can't take a train to the ballpark, Six Flags, or ATT Stadium.

Hello there!

Would it be possible to get the links in the sidebar updated to use the format that allows you to go to that community without leaving your instance? I'm in midwest.social, but when I click on the sidebar, it takes me to the community on Lemmy.World, meaning I'm not logged in and can't interact.

I think the way to do this would be to format the links like this:

! community@example.social

Update 45 of ESO will be released on PC on March 10th and on March 26th on console.

New dungeons:

• Exiles Redoubt
• Lep Seclusa

New armor sets: 11 total, 8 from the new dungeons, 3 as rewards

New Houses:

• Shattered Mirror Isle (Fargrave City) - video
• Castle Skingrad (West Weald) - video

Mount changes including faster movement not including upgrades

Zone Updates (visual):

• Betnikh
• Stros M'Kai
• Bleackrock Isle
• Bal Foyen
• Khenarthi's Roost

New Event:

• Crime Wave - rewards for stealing

I think this hits the highlights, but the linked site has a complete list.

Other sources: Arzyel Builds

I no longer live in the area, but I took DART every day when I lived in Dallas. I'm glad to hear about this reversal. I think DART needs more funding, not less, though I doubt it will get a substantial amount in this environment.

Every station that I've been too has been damaged in some capacity. It would be great if DART could have a bigger budget for upkeep.

Copying and pasting due to age gate:

The Mayhem on the Battlefield Golden Pursuits campaign is now live and will run until March 6 at 10AM EST. Engage in glorious PvP combat during this campaign period to earn a collection of awesome rewards, including a new Customized Action!

Clashing in epic duels and competing in Battleground matches are just a few of the Golden Pursuits activities available to complete during this campaign. Check out each milestone reward below and see how many in-game activities you must complete to unlock them:

Complete five activities—150,000 Alliance Points
Complete ten activities—15,000 Tel Var Stones
Complete 15 activities—Mini Siege Mining customized action

I'm just now starting to play again and am not big on PvP, but I thought I'd post it here for others.

I have no idea why but my foxtail fern has taken off in the last few days. I’ve been having to turn it every day due to the tops always facing towards the window every night.

I found this what I assume to be tradescantia zebrina last winter as a little stem with three leaves laying on the ground. It has turned into one of my favorite plants over the last year!

I never went to a game here, so I have no attachment. It is a shame that it couldn't be saved. Once (if....) Panther Island fills out, a local stadium would be a pretty cool amenity.

A member of the water district stated that this doesn't close the door on sports on Panther Island, this is specifically for the current structure.