Snowmastodon! Reservoir Project Unearths Fabulous Fossils

The Snowmass Water and Sanitation District makes a prehistoric discovery in the Rocky Mountains
Snowmastodon! Reservoir Project Unearths Fabulous Fossils
Artist's rendition of an American mastodon (Mammut americanum), the most numerous of the megafauna discovered in the Snowmass Village fossil site.

To the Snowmass (Colorado) Water and Sanitation District it’s known as the Ziegler Reservoir Enlargement Project. To scientists at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science it’s known as one of the world’s most significant finds of mastodon fossils. 

The district, located...

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