One of the biggest fossil finds in California history has revealed ancient elephants, camels, and bone-crushing dogs
One of the biggest fossil finds in California history has revealed ancient elephants, camels, and bone-crushing dogshttps://www.businessinsider.in/science/news/one-of-the-biggest-fossil-finds-in-california-history-has-revealed-ancient-elephants-camels-and-bone-crushing-dogs/slidelist/83064797.cms2021-05-29T17:53:42+05:30
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One of the biggest fossil finds in California history has revealed ancient elephants, camels, and bone-crushing dogs
Aylin WoodwardMay 29, 2021, 17:53 IST
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.
Ranger Greg Francek discovered a petrified tree that s million of years old in northern California. East Bay Municipal Utility District
The rock wasn t a rock at all, but a petrified tree that was millions of years old. One end of the tree was partially exposed, and to my surprise I could see the tree rings, Francek said.
The land Francek was patrolling is east of the San Francisco Bay he has monitored watershed land for California s East Bay Municipal Utility District (EBMUD) as a naturalist for more than a decade. Francek knew he d come across something special, so he called paleontologist Russell Shapiro at California State University, Chico.
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