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‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school
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‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school
Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark
Maya Yang
Sun 15 Sep 2024 07.00 EDT
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Marine fossils dating back to as early as 8.7m years ago have been uncovered beneath a south Los Angeles high school.
On Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported that researchers had discovered two sites on the campus of San Pedro high school under which fossils including those of a saber-toothed salmon and a megalodon, the gigantic prehistoric shark, were buried.
According to the outlet, the two sites where the fossils were found include an 8.7m-year-old bone bed from the Miocene era and a 120,000-year-old shell bed from the Pleistocene era.
Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark
Maya Yang
Sun 15 Sep 2024 07.00 EDT
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Marine fossils dating back to as early as 8.7m years ago have been uncovered beneath a south Los Angeles high school.
On Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported that researchers had discovered two sites on the campus of San Pedro high school under which fossils including those of a saber-toothed salmon and a megalodon, the gigantic prehistoric shark, were buried.
According to the outlet, the two sites where the fossils were found include an 8.7m-year-old bone bed from the Miocene era and a 120,000-year-old shell bed from the Pleistocene era.
‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school
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Those irresponsible students! Imagine putting your high school on top of fossils like that.
I wonder how it is they didn't find the fossils when preparing to build the school to begin with.
I wonder how it is they didn't find the fossils when preparing to build the school to begin with.
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Cpl Vic Burk
MSgt Dale Johnson They may have discovered it but didn't report it so the high school could continue to be constructed. Finding these would put the brakes on any projects in that area possibly forever. In Gray, Tennessee while constructing a road they found fossils dating back several millions of years. The site is now run by East Tennessee State University and they had to divert the road around it. The site is about twenty miles from my home. Maj Robert Thornton
https://www.etsu.edu/gray-fossil-site-museum/
https://www.etsu.edu/gray-fossil-site-museum/
The ETSU Gray Fossil Site and Museum together with partner, the Hands On! Discovery Center, is a dynamic hub for science and education in northeastern Tennessee. The world-class paleontological site preserves a one-of-a-kind window into the Appalachian Highlands five million years ago and is an invaluable resource for paleontology research and education.
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