FOR THE RECORD - Aug. 14, 2009
Mammoth tusk find: An article in the California section Jan. 15 about a mammoth tusk found on Santa Cruz Island said mammoths were ancestors of modern elephants. Mammoths and elephants are evolutionary cousins, having a common ancestor. The error has appeared as well in several previous news articles.
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