Mammoth remains revealed after a weekend of excavations by OSU students, researchers [Credit: AP] |
OSU says researchers believe the mammoth is about 50,000 years old and that it is not a wooly mammoth -- but could be an Imperial Mammoth or Columbia Mammoth. The elephant-like beasts roamed the southern Great Plains during prehistoric times.
Students from the geography, geology and zoology departments are helping with the excavation and are expected to assist in reconstructing the remains.
Source: The Associated Press [October 16, 2013]