This Garbage Disposal Site Becomes an Ancient Primate Fossil Mine Location

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largest active landfill in the region of Catalunya, Spain,

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Nationalgeographic.co.id—Fossil–fossil ancient animal often found in unexpected places. One of them, garbage dump or final dump (TPA).

A garbage dump in Spain became a “treasure” mine paleontology which saves a lot fossil ancient animal. Some of them are a number primate which are considered the predecessors of apes and humans as well as 85 species of mammals that coexisted with para primate prehistoric that.

Over the past few months, several paleontolog spend a few nights a week at Abocador de Can Mata, garbage dump largest active in the region of Catalunya, Spain, it’s to dig more fossil ancient. Seven days a week, 24 hours a day, a number of excavators have stuck their metal claws into the ground in a hurry to make another deep hole to accommodate the rubbish from Barcelona and its surroundings.

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