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San Diego Road Workers Uncover 200,000-Year-Old Bison Fossil

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May 15, 2013

San Diego Road Workers Uncover 200,000-Year-Old Bison Fossil

By CJ Lotz


The fossilized bones of an ancient bison were found at a highway construction site in San Diego's North County. Experts at the San Diego Natural History Museum say the animal, which lived during the last Ice Age, is the first bison fossil found in Southern California.

Paleontologists were called to the site where they discovered the skull, lower back, hip, and limb bones scattered about 60 feet apart, which could mean the carcass was attacked by a predator or scavengers.

The museum unveiled the fossil this week and visitors could watch staff clean away sediment deposits.

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