Scuba Divers Find Gigantic Columbian Mammoth Bone in Florida River
Two men were scuba diving in Peace River, located in Arcadia, Florida, when they made one massive discovery. They found a gigantic bone belonging to a now-extinct Columbian mammoth. Derek Demeter and Henry Sadler were searching for fossils in the river when they came upon the huge 4-foot-long, 50-pound leg bone. In fact, the discovery was completely unexpected as they had initially planned on diving for shark teeth in the Floridian city of Venice, but the wind was so strong that they instead went to Arcadia’s Peace River. And it certainly worked out for them as the mammoth bone was their gr...