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Mammoth Mammal Fossils Found at Site of LA Subway Dig

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  • 08-08-2019 1:46am
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    the_syco
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    From Geologyin.com
    The first discovery, made just before Thanksgiving, was of a 3-foot section of tusk fragments, as well as fragments of a mastodon tooth, found at a depth of 15 feet at the Wilshire and La Brea excavation site, said Metro spokesman Dave Sotero.

    Late afternoon Monday, a paleontological monitor hired to look out for bones and fossils came across a partial skull and tusks, believed to belong to an ancient elephant, Sotero said. The second discovery was made within about 10 feet of the first.

    Seems the area has loads of bones in it, mainly because of;
    Over the millenniums, petroleum from once-massive underground oil fields oozed to the surface, forming bogs that trapped and killed unwary animals and then preserved their skeletons.

    I wonder what else will be dug up?
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