Ice Age Fossils Found by Snorkeling in Texas Cave

Novel occurrences of Late Pleistocene megafauna from Bender’s Cave on the Edwards Plateau of Texas may include evidence of the last interglacial

Novel occurrences of Late Pleistocene megafauna from Bender’s Cave on the Edwards Plateau of Texas may include evidence of the last interglacial

New ice age animals and slice of earth history found in central Texas water cave

 While conducting the first paleontological study of a Texas water cave, paleontologist John Moretti discovered fossils that have never been seen in Central Texas before. The fossils in the water cave could date back to an interglacial period during the most recent Ice Age, a slice of Earth history that hasn’t been documented in the Central Texas fossil record before.

Ice Age animals and slice of Earth history found in central Texas water cave

A paleontologist from The University of Texas at Austin has discovered the fossilized remains of Ice Age animals that have never been found in Central Texas before—and he came across the bones while snorkeling for fossils in an underground stream. The new fossils are from a giant tortoise and an armadillo relative called a pampathere that was about the size of a lion.

Ice Age Animal Fossils Hidden in Texas Water Cave, Including the Giant Ground Sloth

Learn about the assemblage of fossils discovered at a water cave in central Texas, shedding light on Ice Age megafauna that lived in the state.

Giant armadillo, mastodon, and sloth fossils found in flooded Texas cave

Snorkling scientists had no idea they'd find a prehistoric treasure trove.

Deep Within a Cave in Central Texas, Scientists Have Made an Unexpected Discovery

Within an unexplored cave in Central Texas, scientists have made an ancient discovery never previously documented in the region.