Scientists find 13,500-year-old woolly mammoth bone in North Dakota, seek to excavate more.
Scientists in North Dakota have unearthed a 13,500-year-old woolly mammoth bone under a garage, reigniting interest in the site first explored in 1988. The bone indicates the mammoth was a sub-adult. State geologist Ed Murphy and paleontologist Clint Boyd are seeking funding to remove the garage and excavate further, with the landowners deciding the fate of the fossils.
November 27, 2024
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