Oh, Deer by National Geographic

Oh, Deer

Photograph courtesy Rick Wicker, Denver Museum of Nature & Science

Museum collections assistant Carol Lucking cleans the jaw of an Ice Age deer found at the Colorado site, as seen on November 12. (See "Extinct Giant Deer Survived Ice Age, Study Says.")
In addition to the large-animal fossils, scientists have also found seeds, pollen, mummified leaves, and fossilized snails dating back to the Ice Age.

Published February 9, 2011