‘Dinosaur highway’ uncovered near London after quarry worker notices ‘unusual bumps’

‘Dinosaur highway’ uncovered near London after quarry worker notices ‘unusual bumps’

Welcome to Jurassic Parkway. Paleontologists recently discovered lines of strange indentations inside a quarry in England were actually dinosaur footprints from millions of years ago. The discovery was made after a site worker reported “unusual bumps.” A nearly 500-foot path roamed by the massive prehistoric creatures was discovered in Oxfordshire, near London. Massive dinosaur tracks … Read more

Quarry workers make prehistoric discovery while on the job

Quarry workers make prehistoric discovery while on the job

Workers in Central Asia made a “mammoth” discovery earlier this month. Laborers came across the bones of an ancient mammoth while quarrying on June 2. In a press release, Kyrgyzstan’s Ministry of Culture explained that the remains were found in “the sandy areas of the ancient floodplain of the Jyrgalang River.” Kyrgyzstan is a landlocked country surrounded by Uzbekistan, … Read more

Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: ‘Sticking out like a sore thumb’

Fossil hunter spots 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while at quarry: ‘Sticking out like a sore thumb’

A fossil hunter found a 450,000-year-old mammoth tusk while on a recent visit to a local quarry.  Jamie Jordan, 33, was at a quarry in Cambridgeshire, near Peterborough, England, roughly 75 miles north of London, when he spotted something notable in the rubble.  The four-foot-long mammoth tusk was “sticking out like a sore thumb,” he told SWNS. “I could … Read more