{
  "id": 11887354,
  "title": "California crews uncover 40-million-year-old mammal bones 12 feet underground",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/04/california-crews-uncover-40-million-year-old-mammal-bones-12-feet",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-10-04T08:40:49.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/archaeology/crews-digging-12-feet-below-a-california-infrastructure-project-uncovered-40-to-45-million-year-old-bones-of-a-large-hoofed-mammal-paleontologists-spent-seven-days-extracting-the-fossil-from-hardened-rock/articleshow/134655371.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "In a remarkable find during construction in Oceanside, California, fossilized remains were unearthed at a considerable depth. Expert paleontologist Joseph El Adli confirmed the identification of the bones, prompting a meticulous excavation effort. These fossils, dating back 40 to 45 million years from the Eocene Epoch, are under investigation to discern if they belong to brontotheres or…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}