Fossils from prehistoric elephant discovered in California
California s East Bay Municipal Utility District
Ranger Greg Francek uncovering tortoise remains.
and last updated 2021-05-25 16:10:35-04
A park ranger walking through a petrified forest stumbled upon hundreds of prehistoric fossils.
Greg Francek, a ranger naturalist with California s East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD), made the incredible discovery last July.
According to a statement from the EBUMD, Francek found a mastodon skull and a 400-pound monster salmon remains.
The mastodon was from about 10 million years ago.
Francek said he was near the watershed when he noticed what looked like wood, but it was smooth like stone, sticking out of the ground.
Fossils from prehistoric elephant discovered in California
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Giant Fossils Trove Found in California Declared One of the Most Significant in State History
On 5/24/21 at 12:44 PM EDT
A petrified forest discovered by a ranger for California s East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) has yielded what SFGate calls the the largest and most diverse collection of fossils in the state s history.
Geologists and paleontologists at California State University, Chico, which has partnered with the district to excavate, identify, preserve and store the fossils, anticipate that conducting a complete inventory could take years. But they re thrilled at the prospect of building on existing knowledge of prehistoric North America.
While walking last July through the Mokelumne River watershed, a drainage basin in the Sierra Nevada foothills that provides water to 1.4 million Bay Area residents, Greg Francek noticed a petrified tree protruding from the mud. Looking around, he noticed another, and then another, and then another.