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Post by grrraaahhh on Sept 26, 2010 11:07:52 GMT -9
Workers building a substation in California have discovered 1,500 bone fragments from about 1.4 million years ago. The fossil haul includes remains from an ancestor of the sabre-toothed tiger, large ground sloths, deer, horses, camels and numerous small rodents. The find is already being hailed as very significant Plant matter found at the site in the arid San Timoteo Canyon, 85 miles (137km) south-east of Los Angeles, showed it was once much greener. The bones will go on display next year. The find is a million years older than the famous haul from the tar pits at Rancho La Brea in Los Angeles, said Rick Greenwood, a microbiologist and also director of corporate environment health and safety for Southern California Edison. "If you step back, this is just a huge find," he said. "Everyone talks about the La Brea Tar Pits, but I think this is going to be much larger in terms of its scientific value to the research community." www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-us-canada-11383757
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