Fossil footprint of giant extinct bird removed from Deming hillside, trucked to WWU

On Monday morning, July 12, a fossil footprint of the extinct bird Diatryma was lifted from the foothills near Deming. The helicopter, from Columbia Helicopters, lifted the giant slab to a waiting flatbed, which then trucked the fossil to Western Washington University, where it will be displayed in the Geology Department area of the Environmental Studies Building on campus.

Photos courtesy of John Scurlock. Click an image to view in a larger size.

Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock
Photo courtesy of John Scurlock