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Related: About this forumSubway paleontology: LA construction unearths fossil trove
From https://www.apnews.com/17d5e25c3e004af3bcec83a2f5a8e24b/Subway-paleontology:-LA-construction-unearths-fossil-trove
In this Aug. 15, 2017, photo, a skull of a young Columbian mammoth found at the construction site of the Metro Purple Line extension is placed on... (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong) More
Subway paleontology: LA construction unearths fossil trove
CHRISTOPHER WEBER
LOS ANGELES (AP) As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by.
When her phone buzzes, she quickly dons a neon vest, hard hat and goggles before climbing deep down into a massive construction site beneath a boulevard east of downtown.
Earth-movers are diverted, and Leger gets on her hands and knees and gently brushes the dirt from a spot pointed out by a member of her team. Her heart beats faster because theres a chance shell uncover what she calls the big find.
Leger is a paleontologist who digs for fossils in the middle of a city rather than an open plain or desert. She works for a company contracted by Los Angeles transportation officials to keep paleontologists on hand as workers extend a subway line to the citys west side.
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CHRISTOPHER WEBER
LOS ANGELES (AP) As part of the crew digging a subway extension under the streets of Los Angeles, Ashley Leger always keeps her safety gear close by.
When her phone buzzes, she quickly dons a neon vest, hard hat and goggles before climbing deep down into a massive construction site beneath a boulevard east of downtown.
Earth-movers are diverted, and Leger gets on her hands and knees and gently brushes the dirt from a spot pointed out by a member of her team. Her heart beats faster because theres a chance shell uncover what she calls the big find.
Leger is a paleontologist who digs for fossils in the middle of a city rather than an open plain or desert. She works for a company contracted by Los Angeles transportation officials to keep paleontologists on hand as workers extend a subway line to the citys west side.
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Subway paleontology: LA construction unearths fossil trove (Original Post)
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Dec 2017
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mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)1. I like the Crown Royal
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Lochloosa
(16,065 posts)2. They are handy...
mikeysnot
(4,757 posts)3. I use them for everything
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