2,000 Volunteers Help Unearth 240-Million-Year-Old Mastodonsaurus Fossil

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More than 2,000 public volunteers are working together to clean a massive fossilized skeleton of a Mastodonsaurus, an ancient amphibian that predates the dinosaurs. The fossil weighs approximately 1,300 kilograms and is estimated to be around 240 million years old. Volunteers are using specialized tools and ultraviolet light to carefully uncover the specimen. The collaborative effort highlights public engagement in paleontological research. The completed skeleton is expected to go on public display sometime in October or November.

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