Bison antiquus skull
This file appears in: An Unlikely Find--Bison antiquus in the San Juans
Like those at the La Brea Tar Pits, the Orcas Island Bison antiquus skull shows the massive horns these creatures were known for.
This file appears in: An Unlikely Find--Bison antiquus in the San Juans
An Unlikely Find--Bison antiquus in the San Juans – The discovery of bison bones rewrites our understanding of the first humans in North America
In 2003, while working on a local pond, a crew with a trackhoe began excavations for a pond when one of the men spotted a bone jutting out of the dig site. With careful examination, the crew started sifting through the loose soil and gathered almost…