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Post by RickB on Jun 10, 2019 16:11:10 GMT -5
Correction: The bison jawbone with teeth I posted back in February has been authenticated by a local paleontologist as a llama jawbone. Rick B
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Post by Deleted on Jun 10, 2019 16:17:04 GMT -5
I knew there were once camelids in North America, but didn't know that included llamas! Beautiful specimen.
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Post by MsAli on Jun 10, 2019 16:38:11 GMT -5
That is cool. Did they say how old it is?
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Post by RickB on Jun 10, 2019 20:02:08 GMT -5
No, he didn't say how old it was. I saw him today at Edisto Beach SC while he was guiding some people to different fossil locations. He told us that it was a rare find of a paleo llama fossil. I'll try to find out how old it is when we get back from our camping trip. Rick B
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Post by hummingbirdstones on Jun 10, 2019 22:48:08 GMT -5
That's pretty cool! I'd be interested in knowing how old it is, too.
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Post by parfive on Jun 11, 2019 0:33:58 GMT -5
Llamas typically live for 15 to 25 years, with some individuals surviving 30 years or more.
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Post by RickB on Jun 11, 2019 13:24:52 GMT -5
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Llama"Llamas appear to have originated from the central plains of North America about 40 million years ago. They migrated to South America about three million years ago during the Great American Interchange. By the end of the last ice age (10,000–12,000 years ago), camelids were extinct in North America"
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