Thursday, June 6, 2013

The Western Science Center Diamond Valley Lake, By Kenneth Lafler


   
    The Western Science Center is located in Hemet, California. It is next to the Dam at Diamond Valley Lake. There are two sections. One on the building and construction of the dam and one on the Dinosaur bones discovered during the excavations.

   Research and persevation of the fossils is an on going project at the Science Center and the find is studied by quite a few experts in the field.  The Center is a rare opportunity to view such fossils in this condition, some only dating back about 25,000 years.





    Most of Riverside County had this type of  preshistoric  wild life in the vacinity. While excavating the dam, which is the 8th largest dam in the world by volume. the fossil remains were discovered and preserved. 

   These include, Mammoths, Saber Tooth Tigers, and many other types of prehistoric life. In fact this find is considered more significant than the La Brea Tar PIts.













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