Bones from mastodon which died 13,000 years ago put on display

Excited museum officials showed off some of the long-extinct pachyderm’s remains on Thursday, although much of the skeleton still is going through the drying process

Thu, 18 May, 2023 - 20:09

Mike Householder, Associated Press

A selection of bones belonging to a juvenile mastodon which roamed the woods of Michigan 13,000 years ago is now on display at a museum, after workers unearthed them by chance last year.

Excited museum officials showed off some of the long-extinct pachyderm’s remains on Thursday, although much of the skeleton still is going through the drying process.