https://www.yahoo.com/news/one-biggest-fossil-finds-california-120000764.html
Aylin WoodwardSat, May 29, 2021, 5:00 AM·7 min read
- 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.
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Ranger Greg Francek was patrolling…
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