SNOWMASS VILLAGE, Colo.—Crews have recovered nearly 5,000 fossils from a site near Snowmass Village since excavation began last year.
The Denver Museum of Nature & Science has completed its largest-ever excavation at Ziegler Reservoir in the central Colorado mountains. The work began after a bulldozer operator uncovered a bone while working on the expansion.
Scientists say 4,826 bones have been pulled from the site. They include bones from 26 different Ice Age animals, including mastodons, giant bison, a ground sloth, deer, horses, a camel, fish and birds. Crews worked a total of 69 days on the dig and moved 8,000 tons of dirt by shovel.
The excavation is ending this week so construction can resume on Ziegler Reservoir. Scientists will remain at the site during the summer to recover any additional fossils.
