The authorities of the state of northern Tamaulipas reported the discovery of gigantic fossils presumed near the Villa Ejido de Francisco, in the magical city of Tula.
According to officials, a team of scientists from the National Institute of Anthropology and History (INAH) Tamaulipas, uncovered the fossils on April 17 following anonymous council. The remains were found anchored on the wall of a stream known as El Vado de la Muralla.
The remains need additional research to determine the species to which they belong, said biologist ángel Banda. However, initial observations suggest that one of the exposed bones corresponds to the hip of a proboscidian, a group of mammals which includes elephants and extinct species such as mammoths and mastodons.
“The area (where the fossils were found) consisted of alluvial deposits with sediments such as sand, gravel and silt. Over time, various remains of megafauna were found there,” said Banda. “Consequently, we led a wider exploration which allowed us to locate part of a jaw with teeth of a camelide and the upper molar of a equine. “”
With the information they have to date, scientists think that fossils date back to the end of the Pleistocene, which makes them at least 10,000 years. Other studies in the archeology section of the Center of Inah Tamaulipas, in Ciudad Victoria, will allow researchers to draw conclusions more firmly.
Exploration and recovery efforts continued until April 18, with the support of the mayor of Tula, René Lara Cisneros, who arranged so that the site was kept by the police from the state of Tamaulipas to prevent any looting.
Inah Tamaulipas Tonantzin Silva said that it was a successful case of collaboration between INAH, local authorities and citizens, and called on citizens to report any new conclusion.
“We urge residents to realize any archaeological or paleontological discovery, so that heritage can be properly studied and safeguarded,” he said.
Tamaulipas already houses a place known as Mammoth Valley, a site where mammoth fossils were discovered in 1958 on 12 hectares. Further south in the state of México, Remains of more than 200 mammoths have been found under what is now AIFA airportnot far from the site of The first known mammoth trapsBuilt by prehistoric hunters.
Additional research of archaeologists will confirm whether the new results also belong to the colossal species, which died more than 4,000 years ago.
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