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Columbian Mammoth Found in Downtown L.A.

On February 18, 2009, the George C. Page Museum announced the discovery of 16 new fossil deposits under a parking lot owned by the Los Angeles County Museum of Art that is adjacent to the La Brae Tar Pits. The most exciting animal among these new deposits is Zed, a large male Columbian Mammoth. Zed's body and 10' tusks miraculously escaped predators and his skeleton is nearly complete. Find out other amazing facts about Zed.

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