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Snowmastodon: Oct 14, 2010, fossils were discovered by accident during the construction of a reservoir to supply Snowmass ski village with water.
The Snowmastodon site, or ‘Ziegler reservoir fossil site’ brought in crews from the museum of nature & science along with construction crews. Nearing completion, in one year, 36,000 vertebrate fossils (including mammoths, mastodons, ground sloths, horses, camels and deer), were discovered. Approximately 3,000 of them were mastodons. The site holds the record for the most…
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Neolithic site: Watson Brake
Near present-day Ouachita Parish, Louisiana, is the neolithic site Watson Brake. Making it older than stonehenge and some pyramids, it is estimated 3-4 thousand years old. It is the most ancient ‘earth mound complex’ in North America. It is recognized as a hunter-gatherer society, though believed to have also done maize cultivation with an organizational…
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Largest flight capable birds in north America: aiolornis incrediblis
Discovered in Smith creek cave, white pine county, 34 miles north of Baker, Nevada in 1952. Aiolus refers to the ‘greek god of the wind’, and ornis means “bird”. The specific name incredibilis means ‘incredible’. Given the fragmentary nature of fossils. There can be many uncertainties about pre-neolithic birds. Based on there holotype bone pieces…