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14-foot camel? Update regarding fossil replica.
Thu, 01/14/2016 - 10:26am
The Acadiana Advocate of Monday, Jan. 12, 2016, featured some photos and a brief update on the display of a 7 million-year-old Megatylopus (a giant camel) fossilized skeleton being prepared for the Lafayette Science Museum. Read more
Refer to the old news item Giant camel coming to University's Geology Museum for details.
Advocate staff photo by LESLIE WESTBROOK -- Dr. James Martin, curator of paleontology and research professor in the School of Geosciences at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, left, and volunteers Susie Hughes and Brian Quebedeaux remove tissue used as a separator under the plaster casing and a partial 7 million-year-old Megatylopus (a giant camel) fossilized skeleton Monday, January 11, 2016, at the Lafayette Science Museum in Lafayette, La. The fossils were discovered during an expedition last year in Oregon led by Martin and represent the most complete skeleton of its kind found to date. Once the fossil excavation is complete, the plan is to recreate an exact replica of the camel for an exhibition at the Lafayette Science Museum.