Park ranger finds fossil trove including mastodon skull and remains of a monster salmon
A treasure trove of fossils — including the perfectly preserved skull of a mastodon and the remains of a 400-pound ‘monster salmon’ — have been found in California. Forest ranger Greg Francek stumbled across the fossil forest last summer, while walking through the watershed of the Mokelumne River, near the Sierra mountains. Since then, researchers have unearthed the remains of some 600 petrified trees and dozens of animal species, including an elephant ancestor and a giraffe-sized camel. Experts said that the site — which dates back some around 10 million years ago to the Miocene epoch — is one of the most significant ever found in California.
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