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A Mammoth Discovery in Los Angeles

February 19, 2009

Fossils were discovered while renovating an underground parking structure next to the George C. Page Museum’s property in Los Angeles.  On February 18, 2009, the Los Angeles Times reported the significant archeological finds following two years of research and excavation by museum staff.  The list of items discovered in “Project 23” includes a Colombian Mammoth skeleton that is 80% complete and several fossils of reptiles, mammals, and plants.  Located in the famous “La Brea Tar Pits,” the Page Museum already is home to the largest collection of Pleistocene ice age fossils in the world.  It is estimated that these recently discovered fossils will double the size of the museum’s collection. 

An underground dig yielded a Prehistoric surprise
A full skeleton from where an animal met its demise
More fossils, leaves, and bone
Were found in the construction zone
Now the museum’s collection is Mammoth in size!