An almost complete skeleton of a Columbian mammoth was discovered on February 20th in Los Angeles while workers were digging for an underground parking garage near La Brea Tar Pits. Researchers from the Page Museum nearby named it "Zed." Zed died in its 40's about 4o,ooo years ago. It supposedly became stuck in a tar pit along a river bed and died of exhaustion or starvation. His skeleton remained intact because soon after he died he was washed away by a flood, and then covered by enough sediment to keep predators from eating the carcass. This discovery is going to double the size of the museum's collection. "He's really big compared to the mammoths we've recovered from La Brea before," said laboratory supervisor Shelley Cox.
I think that uncovering such a complete skeleton sounds awesome! I would love to see it! For more information visit http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20090220/sc_nm/us_mammoth;_ylt=AqbBDTQ3aix7eLvYiXfEbV8PLBIF
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