Parts of ancient elephant fossils were found in late November during excavation work on Los Angeles Metro future Wilshire/La Brea Station for the Purple Line Extension subway. These are the first fossils from a mammal species found during work on this section of the subway project, according to officials.
A three-foot section of tusk and mastodon tooth fragments from an adult and a partial skull with tusks of a possibly much younger mammoth or mastodon was discovered.
[Photos] Elephant's ancestor bones unearthed during L.A. rail dig
Unearthing the remains. Photo: Metro
Putting the finds in plaster so they can be safely removed from the construction site. Photo: Metro
Unearthing the skull and tusks of possibly a mammoth or mastadon. Photo: Metro
One of the tusks that was found. Photo: Metro
Cross section of the tusk. Photo: Metro
Sifting through dirt to get to fossils. Photo: Metro