Mammoth Fossil Discovered

An almost intact mammoth fossil estimated to be up to a million years old - possibly older - was found on a construction site where hundreds of homes are being built, officials said Thursday.Construction workers unearthed the remains of what is believed to be one of two species of mammoth at the Meridian Hills development site last week. The project paleontologist for William Lyon Homes Inc. noticed the bones during routine grading on a 350-acre site north of Moorpark...