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The newest "symbol" for Minnesota? Meet the state fossil, a giant beaver that roamed the state over 10,000 years ago
Milk, blueberry muffins, honeycrisp apples, “Grace,” ice hockey, L’etoile du Nord and “Hail! Minnesota.” Each is among 20 state symbols in the Land of 10,000 Lakes. One more to add to that? The state ...
The now-extinct giant beaver once lived from Florida to Alaska. It weighed as much as 100 kilograms, roughly the same as a small black bear. Credit: Luke Dickey/Western University, Author provided The ...
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Bear-Sized Giant Beavers Once Roamed North America, and They're Now the Official State Fossil of Minnesota
It’s official: Minnesota’s state fossil is the giant beaver, an extinct creature the size of a small bear that roamed around the Twin Cities more than 10,000 years ago. Lawmakers had approved the new ...
Out of all the stars in the sky, out of all the bones beneath our feet, Minnesota lawmakers chose only the best. Minnesota deserves the best, which is why choosing state symbols has always been a ...
From left to right: Paleontologist Alex Hastings holds up a fossil of a giant beaver's head on Sunday at Bad Weather Brewing in St. Paul.
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