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State of Mexico
Santa Lucia airport mammoth site (Mammoth Central)
Fossil site Source-confirmed findsProhibited, look only
What you could find
Reported finds from this ground.
FossilsAlso reported: Columbian mammoth, camel, horse.
Photos via Wikimedia Commons: Partonez (CC BY-SA 4.0).
Why this spot
Late Pleistocene
Construction of Felipe Angeles International Airport uncovered at least 500 Columbian mammoths plus about 200 camels and 70 horses, excavated by INAH.View source →
Before you go
Hazards noted for this site.
restricted airport security zone
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