SUBTITLE: Farmer`s surprising discovery.
A farmer in Michigan was digging in a field when he uncovered something unusual.
Farmer James Bristle told MLive, "We thought it was a bent fence post."
DANIEL FISHER, MUSEUM OF PALEONTOLOGY DIRECTOR: What we found here is a partial skeleton of a woolly mammoth. It was an adult male, probably in
its 40s at the time of its death, probably lived between 10,000 and 15,000 years ago.
SUBTITLE: A University of Michigan team recovered 20 percent of mammoth`s skeleton.
FISHER: Our working hypothesis is a partial skeleton having been brought to this place by ancient humans. It was their intent to come back later
and retrieve this when they needed fresh meat.
SUBTITLE: About 30 mammoths have been found in Michigan to date, but most finds aren`t as complete as this one.
Experts are working to determine the exact time this mammoth lived.