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Mammoth Site of Hot Springs

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Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Mammoth Site of Hot Springs
Phone:
+1 605-745-6017

Address:
1800 U.S. 18 Bypass, Hot Springs, SD 57747

The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs, South Dakota is a museum and paleontological site near Hot Springs, South Dakota. It is an active paleontological excavation site at which research and excavations are continuing. The area of Mammoth Site of Hot Springs enclose a prehistoric sinkhole that formed and was slowly filled with sediments during the Pleistocene era. The sedimentary fill of the sinkhole contains the remains of Pleistocene fauna and flora preserved by entrapment and burial within a sinkhole. This site has the greatest concentration of mammoth remains in the world. As of 2016, the remains of 61 mammoths, including 58 North American Columbian and 3 woolly mammoths had been recovered. 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.
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