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 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 ...

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, ...

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.

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 ...

A mastodon skeleton unearthed during a construction project in Kent County made its way to the Grand Rapids Art Museum. Wed, 11 Jun 2025 21:58:30 GMT (1749679110246) Story Infinite Scroll ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

A construction crew in Michigan stumbled upon mastodon bones this week when they were preparing a roadway for a culvert tunnel replacement, Mlive.com reports. A backhoe operator noticed something ...