It started with a petrified tree, half-buried in the Sierra Nevada foothills. The site intrigued Greg Francek, a ranger for East Bay Municipal Utility District.
He inspected further, and it led to one of the biggest fossil discoveries in Calif. history.
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He inspected further, and it led to one of the biggest fossil discoveries in Calif. history.
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"I looked around the area further and I found a second tree.
And then a third and so on. After finding dozens of trees I realized that what I was looking at was the remains of a petrified forest."
And then a third and so on. After finding dozens of trees I realized that what I was looking at was the remains of a petrified forest."
After three weeks of surveying the site, Francek made an even more curious discovery.
"What I didn't comprehend at the time was the amazing fact that I was looking at the bones of great beasts that had roamed this landscape millions of years ago."
"What I didn't comprehend at the time was the amazing fact that I was looking at the bones of great beasts that had roamed this landscape millions of years ago."
Francek reached out to experts in paleontology and geology from across the country to come inspect the bones, and they're still there today making historic finds.
The bones are thought to be from the Miocene era, around 10 million years ago.
The bones are thought to be from the Miocene era, around 10 million years ago.
"Few other fossil discoveries like this exist in California," said Dr. Russell Shapiro of the Chico State Department of Geological and Environmental Sciences.
“The bones paint a clearer picture of life 10 million years ago."
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“The bones paint a clearer picture of life 10 million years ago."
Read more: bit.ly/3vaTR7x
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