The skeleton is believed to be the most complete skeleton found since the 1940s, 60% to 70% complete. In 2015, two neighbors from Bellevue Township dug up 42 mastodon bones . The bones are ...

The bone was a full femur of a mastodon. Mastodons have been extinct for a long time now, and this is the first time a well-preserved specimen has been found in the state.

Archeologists have been aware that there was a possible mastodon skeleton in the creek bank since 2022. Office of the State Archaeologist, Iowa. Although the bones were only excavated this month, ...

Bones of mastodon found in Kent County are being dried and studied before going on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

The skeleton is believed to be the most complete skeleton found since the 1940s, being about 60%-70% complete. In 2015, two neighbors from Bellevue Township dug up 42 mastodon bones .

The Office of the State Archaeologist (OSA) and local volunteers in Wayne County recently completed a nearly two-week long mastodon excavation. The OSA was notified about the bones back in 2022 ...

KENT COUNTY, Mich. — Crews dug up another batch of bones from a Mastodon after stumbling upon the skeleton a few weeks prior, the Grand Rapids Public Museum announced Friday. The team with ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — Pieces of a mastodon skeleton that was unearthed last summer near the Kent County border will soon go on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.. The bones, now ...

The bones of a prehistoric mastodon animal were found in Kent County, Michigan during a drain project recently. "It was when they started to uncover that femur bone, it's like, 'wow, that thing is ...

Construction Crews Discover 12,000-Year-Old Mastodon Skeleton in Michigan: 'Just Blew Us Away' The bones were found while crews were prepping for a road construction project, MLive.com reported By ...

Mastodon skeleton found during drain project in Michigan: 'That thing is huge' Bones found in Kent County, Michigan, sent to museum in Grand Rapids. Wednesday, August 17, 2022.