Crews digging 12 feet below a California infrastructure project uncovered 40- to 45-million-year-old bones of a large hoofed mammal; paleontologists spent seven days extracting the fossil from hardened rock

Crews digging 12 feet below a California infrastructure project uncovered 40- to 45-million-year-old bones of a large hoofed mammal; paleontologists spent seven days extracting the fossil from hardened rock

In a remarkable find during construction in Oceanside, California, fossilized remains were unearthed at a considerable depth. Expert paleontologist Joseph El Adli confirmed the identification of the bones, prompting a meticulous excavation effort. These fossils, dating back 40 to 45 million years from the Eocene Epoch, are under investigation to discern if they belong to brontotheres or amynodonts.

Crews digging 12 feet below a California infrastructure project uncovered 40- to 45-million-year-old bones of a large hoofed mammal; paleontologists spent seven days extracting the fossil from hardened rock - THE LOCAL REPORT ARTICLES

A routine infrastructure project in Oceanside, California, has uncovered a glimpse of a world that existed tens of millions of years before humans. The City of Oceanside first announced the discovery on September 22, while reporting from the Los Angeles Times, NBC 7 San Diego and the San Diego Union-Tribune provided additional details about the ...