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An exploration into a submerged cave in Texas brought to light fossils of animals from the Ice Age, including a giant turtle and an ancestor of the armadillo.The discovery occurred in 2023 and was documented in a study published on 19 March in Quaternary Research magazine.Paleontologist John Moretti located the remains on the bed of an underground riacho inside the Bender cave.The site is located on a private property in Comal County. Fossils in…
In a cave in Texas, researchers make an unusual discovery: fossils of ice age animals that have never been detected there before. Which animals have been discovered and why the discovery calls into question previous findings.
Scientists discover lost ice age world beneath Texas cave
A surprising discovery deep inside an underwater cave in Texas has revealed a hidden snapshot of life from the Ice Age. A paleontologist from the University of Texas at Austin has uncovered fossils of animals never before found in Central Texas—and he made the find while snorkeling through an underground stream. The researcher, John Moretti, […] The post Scientists discover lost ice age world beneath Texas cave appeared first on Knowridge Scienc…
Lion-sized armadillo, ancient tortoises: Ice Age creatures discovered in Central Texas
The floor of Bender’s Cave looked like a graveyard. Fossils spread across the submerged stream bed in every direction, packed tightly enough that paleontologist John Moretti could barely move without disturbing them. He was wearing a snorkel mask. “There were fossils everywhere, just everywhere, in a way that I haven’t seen in any other cave,” said Moretti, who recently completed his doctoral degree at the UT Jackson School of Geosciences. “It w…
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