A remarkable discovery in south Louisiana is offering scientists a new glimpse into the state’s prehistoric past after a landowner uncovered fossilized mammoth remains on his property in Acadia Parish.
Curt Matte made the discovery while digging a pond and contacted researchers at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette for help identifying the fossils.
Dr. Jennifer Hargrave, director of the university’s Science Museum and a paleontologist, confirmed that the remains include portions of a mammoth’s lower jaw and teeth, along with what researchers believe may be tusks. Scientists suspect additional bones could still be buried at the site…