One of the biggest fossil finds in California history has revealed ancient elephants, camels, and bone-crushing dogs

Exposing the Big Game's avatarThe Extinction Chronicles

https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-biggest-fossil-finds-california-120000764.html

Business Insider

Aylin WoodwardSat, May 29, 2021, 5:00 AM·7 min read

Mastodon skull in ground photo by East Bay Municipal Utility District
A fossilized mastodon skull and tusk discovered in an area of California east of Oakland.East Bay Municipal Utility District

  • A ranger patrolling a watershed area east of Oakland, California discovered a trove of hundreds of fossils last summer from nearly a dozen ancient species. The site contains hundreds of petrified trees as well.
  • It’s one of the largest fossil finds in California history, and new fossils are still being unearthed there almost every day.
  • The discovery include fossils from prehistoric elephants with four tusks, mammoth-like mastodons, tortoises, and camels. The findings have so far all been between 5 and 10 million years old.
  • The trove’s precise location remains a secret to protect the fossils and prevent looting.
  • The photos below show some of the findings so far.
  • See more stories on Insider’s business page.

Ranger Greg Francek was patrolling…

View original post 1,290 more words

Leave a comment