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Other unusual creatures found elsewhere in the fossil-rich Atacama Desert include an extinct aquatic sloth and a seabird with a 5-meter 17-foot wingspan, bigger than a condor's.

Whales In The Desert: Fossil Bonanza Poses Mystery 2011

Numerous prehistoric fossils have been found in Thailand's so-called dinosaur belt, where fossil-rich Mesozoic-era sedimentary rock has been thrust to the surface.

100-Million-Year-Old Crocodile Species Discovered AP 2010

NewsDaily: Mammoth skeleton found nearly intact in Los Angeles: "LOS ANGELES, Feb. 18, 2009 Reuters — The nearly complete skeleton of a massive Columbian mammoth who died during the last ice age has been dug out of a construction site near the La Brea Tar Pits in downtown Los Angeles, a remarkable find even in the fossil-rich area, scientists said Wednesday."

Archive 2009-02-15 Bill Crider 2009

At an announcement here Friday, Titus said he discovered about a quarter of the creature's upper snout in the fossil-rich area of the Kaiparowits Plateau in Kane County in late June.

Archive 2007-07-29 Bill Crider 2007

The next day we explored the Sheep Rock Unit of the Monument, spending several hours at the excellent visitor center and then wandering the Blue Basin trail through a fossil-rich badlands environment (below).

Archive 2006-10-01 ScienceWoman 2006

“There are indications that the fossil-rich layer represents the result of natural disaster wiping out a significant part of the Dodo-ecotope,” a statement by the researchers said.

Dodos killed by natural disaster 2006

She's es-sentially from the same place, the fossil-rich Afar region of northeast Ethiopia.

They Call Her 'Lucy's Daughter' 2007

It seems the creationists chose to build on some beautifully fossil-rich Ordovician layers.

Now this is how to critique Ken Ham's creation “museum” - The Panda's Thumb 2007

It seems the creationists chose to build on some beautifully fossil-rich Ordovician layers.

The Panda's Thumb: July 2007 Archives 2007

Scientists hope the rare find, from fossil-rich northeast Ethiopia, will shed light on our roots.

Periscope 2007