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(October 26, 2023) – The private collection of fossils discovered decades ago in Lookout Mountain Cave prompted a significant new partnership between Ruby Falls and the East Tennessee State University Center of Excellence in Paleontology and Gray Fossil Site & Museum<\/a>. The fossils recently donated for research and display by Ruby Falls are believed to be from the Pleistocene Epoch, commonly known as the Ice Age.\u00a0 (Continues) <\/em><\/strong>Read the Full Press Release and Access Media Kit<\/a><\/p>\n

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Matt Bushell and Dr. Blaine Schubert with Ice Age fossils donated by Ruby Falls to the Gray Fossil Site and Museum through ETSU Center of Excellence in Paleontology partnership.<\/p><\/div>\n

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