Fossil Discovery Center – Madera, CA

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The Valley British Auto Clubs July run was to the new Fossil Discovery Center of Madera County. The museum displays fossils found at the Fairmead County Land Fill located across the street. Fossils were first found there in 1993 when workers spotted some unusual coloration in the soil. It turned out to be a complete fossil of a Colombian Mammoth Tusk from an animal that roamed the valley floor 500,000 years ago. Other animal fossils found include the Saber- Toothed Cat, Dier Wolf, Short Faced Bear, Camels and Horses. 15,000 large animal fossils have been found so far in the land fill. Read the rest of this entry