The Big Pig Dig is just about dug. (Paleo dig at Badlands Nat Park)

SF Chronicle ^ | Aug 17, 2008 | Carson Walker

[ApplegateRanch]

Story via AP, so follow link to read.

The fossil field formally known as the Pig Wallow Site at Badlands National Park will close for good at the end of this summer, 15 years after student paleontologists started unearthing prehistoric remains.

"The main research of the site is to better understand how fossils are preserved and how bones accumulate in a particular setting.

The main story also describes some of the fossil finds; gives the location and much more.

[ApplegateRanch]

Other site links with photos. This seems to have been another watering hole trap, similar to the Mammoth Site in Hot Springs, but both a slightly different time frame, and a different range of animals.

There is a bit more, and some photos in the link below.

http://gildartphoto.com/weblog/2008/07/10/badlands-national-parks-big-pig-dig

[ApplegateRanch]

Here’s one I found you might like.

[SunkenCiv]

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[BBell]

How could so many different kind of animals become extinct without man to help them? I'd love to have a bobcat sized saber tooth tiger. He could follow me around while I ride my three toed horse and hunt tiny deer like creatures.