Oregon State finds mammoth bones under stadium

Offensive lineman Sosaia Tauaho is currently the heaviest player of the Oregon State football team at 6'3", 346 pounds, but the Beavers recently discovered a far larger beast used to roam Reser Stadium.

Offensive lineman Sosaia Tauaho is currently the heaviest player of the Oregon State football team at 6'3", 346 pounds, but the Beavers recently discovered a far larger beast used to roam Reser Stadium.

The university, which is currently expanding its football facilities, made a prehistoric find in the form of a mammoth femur bone. 

There was something BIG found at @Reser_Stadium.

Actually, it was MAMMOTH.

Details >> https://t.co/DaLq2M2UvB pic.twitter.com/ArmqN2P6tQ

— The Beavs (@BeaverAthletics) January 27, 2016

PHOTOS: 10,000 year old Mammoth Bones discovered under Oregon State University's football stadium. Pics: OSU pic.twitter.com/aYGAfrBzCC

— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) January 27, 2016

CRAZY! PHOTO: 10,000 yr old Mammoth bones found under Reser Stadium @ Oregon State University. Pic @oregonstateuniv pic.twitter.com/a3xawKcNaX

— Tim Williams (@realtimwilliams) January 27, 2016

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In addition to the mammoth, the excavation unearthed the remains of a bison and “some kind of camel or horse,” according to a release from the school.

[Larry Brown Sports]

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