mastodon

1. September 11, 2017

   Mastodon discovered near Grand Rapids to be donated to U-M

   The remains of a female mastodon discovered near Grand Rapids will be donated to U-M, providing researchers another data point in the history of the elephant relatives in Michigan.

2. October 18, 2016

   Team recovers ‘most complete Michigan mastodon skeleton’ in decades

   The most complete ice age mastodon skeleton found in Michigan since the 1940s was recovered this month from the state’s Thumb region by a team led by U-M researchers.

3. September 26, 2016

   Thumb-area teachers to help U-M scientists dig mastodon bones

   Ten Thumb-area teachers will help U-M paleontologists unearth the remains of an 11,000- to 13,000-year-old mastodon next month in Tuscola County, Michigan.