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Over the years, despite his attempts to garner attention for the site, McJunkin's claims remained overlooked until his death in 1922. Years later, in 1925, museum curator Jesse Figgins from Denver finally brought a team to investigate. They began excavating the area, uncovering the remains of a previously extinct giant bison species known as Bison antiquus that had lived roughly 10,000 years ago.