Major Ice Age mammoths graveyard uncovered at Mexican airport site

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More than 100 mammoth skeletons have been identified spread across nearly 200 excavation sites

Lead archeologist Ruben Manzanilla explained on Tuesday that around 24,000 years ago mammoth herds reached this spot where sprawling grasslands and lakes would have enticed them to reside.

“Then over many years the same story repeated itself: The animals ventured too far, got trapped and couldn’t get their legs out of the muck,” said Manzanilla.

 

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