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- Paleontologists in Central Texas have found Ice Age fossils, including a giant tortoise and a pampathere, at Bender’s Cave.
- The finds are the first documented records of these species here, suggesting a warmer climate around 100,000 years ago.
- Fossils were collected over multiple visits by John Moretti, a researcher, and John Young, a local spelunker.
- Uranium-thorium dating will place a timeline.
- The study was published in Quaternary Research in March 2026.
