15-million-year-old giant fossils discovered by excavation team in California

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Thursday, October 3, 2019
15-million-year-old fossils exhumed in Simi Valley
Researchers unearthed multiple giant fossils estimated around 15-million-years-old in Simi Valley.

SIMI VALLEY, Calif. -- Researchers unearthed multiple, giant fossils estimated to be around 15-million-years-old in Simi Valley in California.



It was an exciting find for a group from California State Chico's Geological and Environmental Sciences Department.



Among the incredible dig, a mid-portion of a skeleton from a sea hippo was found.



A whale vertebrae was also recovered.

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