‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school

‘Entire ecosystem’ of fossils 8.7m years old found under Los Angeles high school
Researchers find two sites with fossils including saber-toothed salmon and megalodon, the huge prehistoric shark

Maya Yang
Sun 15 Sep 2024 07.00 EDT
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Marine fossils dating back to as early as 8.7m years ago have been uncovered beneath a south Los Angeles high school.

On Friday, the Los Angeles Times reported that researchers had discovered two sites on the campus of San Pedro high school under which fossils including those of a saber-toothed salmon and a megalodon, the gigantic prehistoric shark, were buried.

According to the outlet, the two sites where the fossils were found include an 8.7m-year-old bone bed from the Miocene era and a 120,000-year-old shell bed from the Pleistocene era.