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Mammoth Site, Hot Springs fossil site

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The site was a 65-foot deep sinkhole that has now been filled in by sand and clay.  Fifty-five mammoths were trapped in the mud formed from an artesian spring system over about a 700 year period, most probably attracted to the fresh water.

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Mammoth Site, Hot Springs

The Mammoth Site is a museum and paleontological site near Hot Springs, South Dakota. It contains the remains of fauna and flora preserved by entrapment in a karst sinkhole during the Pleistocene era. Mammoth bones were found at the site in 1974, and a museum and building enclosing the site were established. The museum now contains an extensive collection of mammoth remains. Research and excavations at the site are ongoing.

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