place names and fossils

[bcdanz@sbcglobal.net]

Here is a link to a page about a fascinating Native American Legend 
about the giant beaver, Castoroides ohioensis in the Connecticut River 
Valley:
http://www.bio.umass.edu/biology/conn.river/nalegend.html

The legend could pertain to either prehistoric peoples' direct contact 
with the giant beaver or fossils of it ( "...and his carcass turned to 
stone.")

Bruce Danz