Phillips County Museum News for May 9, 2018

Prehistoric Molar Found Near Malta in 1941 – “A molar belonging either to Paul Bunyan or some pre-historic monster” reads the PCN story. WPA crews had been working at the gravel pit three miles northeast of Malta when an extraordinary discovery was made. Working with picks, the work crew broke the object nearly in half before the workers recognized it as something extraordinary. The tooth was found in a 40-foot cut of the hill sandwiched between a layer of gumbo clay and gravel. The tooth is nearly a foot in length and eight inches in width with roots nearly an inch in diameter. Locals examining the molar saw giant nerves and decided that if dental trouble bothered the animal me must have had an unusually big toothache! And the adventure of discovery is still happening today in Phil-lips County. Look where you step, keep your eyes open and who knows you may discover something extraordinary! The Phillips County Museum is open Monday – Saturday 10 – 5.