Paleontologists excavating the site of fossil camel and horse remains in Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area (NewsOK)
Paleontologists excavating the site of fossil camel and horse remains in Packsaddle Wildlife Management Area (NewsOK)
“...a camel — a mammal that actually originated in the very ancient American West.”
I never knew that! But, are they SURE it just wasn’t a Petting Zoo escapee? ;)
Looks like they excavated some ancient watches and footwear as well, and they look surprising modern...
You were a beautiful ungulate,
I can tell from your cameltoe.
Apparently the other camelids (such as llamas and alpacas) also originated in North America and only later spread to South America.
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Where IS this secret location in western Oklahoma? Never heard of Packsaddle.
If camels originated in North America does that mean the Indians were the original camel jockeys?
The legend of “The Tall Buffalo” is well known throughout the Indian tribes of Oklahoma. They are also known as the CHEE-SHA-NISH which roughly translates to “Evil Tempered Spitting Horses”.
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