See skeleton of 13,000-year-old mastodon that once roamed West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — The Grand Rapids Public Museum is set to unveil a nearly complete mastodon skeleton to the public on Thursday, Sept. 11, marking the culmination of three years of preservation work.

The exhibit will feature a fully articulated standing mount, allowing visitors to see one of the most complete American mastodon specimens ever found.

The specimen, known as “The Clapp Family Mastodon,” represents a significant find with over 130 individual bones recovered, making it approximately 70% complete, museum science curator Cory Redman said…

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