The relics include boulders, mammal bones, fossilized fish, and natural elements, and have been dated as recently as 11,000 years ago, and as far back as 1.8 million years ago.
Jim Walker, the project paleontologist for the San Francisco Public Utilities Commission, has been excavating the site since the August 2013 discovery, and says that he’s happy that the public will finally get a chance to enjoy the fruits of his labor. He explains:
“We knew it was something fairly large that we were finding.
“It’s a puzzle. It’s a fun mystery that, when solved, can help us understand important impacts the environment has on us.”
The exhibit has not yet been finalized, but donations of various display enhancements and Banners have already poured in, likely from local Print shops and brochure printers. According to board president Joyce Blueford, the biggest hurdle lies in sorting and labeling the many bones, which include those of a distinct type of bison, whose presence ushered in the end of the mammoth era.
Blueford says:
“These fossils are important because they tell a story of the evolution of the Bay Area. Everyone knows about dinosaurs, but we have Ice Age fossils, too. They tell us about the evolving landscape and climate. This is the beginning of a story interpreting what happened in the past.”
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