{
  "id": 9754572,
  "title": "California crews uncover possible 45-million-year-old ‘thunder beast’ fossils",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/25/california-crews-uncover-possible-45-million-year-old-thunder-beast",
  "topic": "science",
  "section": "Science",
  "published": "2026-09-25T10:28:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Times of India",
    "slug": "times-of-india",
    "url": "https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/science/archaeology/california-crews-digging-12-feet-below-an-oceanside-infrastructure-project-uncovered-limb-bones-ribs-and-fragments-that-paleontologists-say-may-belong-to-a-thunder-beast-up-to-45-million-years-old/articleshow/134479820.cms"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "Fossilised bones from a large hoofed mammal were uncovered during an excavation project in Oceanside, California. Paleontologists are studying the remains, which may belong to a thunder beast or a swamp rhino. The discovery took place approximately 12 feet below the surface in the Santiago Formation's sedimentary rock. Researchers are working to determine the exact identity of the fossils found…",
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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."
}