Trove of ancient marine fossils surprises Bay Area dam builders

Crews had no clue when work started on a Bay Area dam in 2011 that they would stumble onto a trove of marine fossils many millions of years old. Hundreds of specimens have been found at the Calaveras Dam site nearMilpitas,Calif. http://www.latimes.com/science/sciencenow/# Article Courtesy of the Los Angeles Times/Science Now