The Hyde Park Mastodon

The Hyde Park Mastodon
Ithaca, New York (NY), US
In 1999 the owners of a house in Hyde Park NY wanted to enlarge the pond in their back yard and at the beginning a humerus (upper forelimb) was found.

In 2000 excavating began by emptying the pond and the bones of a a Mastodon came to light. A radiocarbon test dated it to be 11,500 years old.

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The Mastodon is on display at the Museum of the Earth in nearby Ithaca and was featured on the Discovery Channel.
In 1999 the owners of a house in Hyde Park NY wanted to enlarge the pond in their back yard and at the beginning a humerus (upper forelimb) was found.

In 2000 excavating began by emptying the pond and the bones of a a Mastodon came to light. A radiocarbon test dated it to be 11,500 years old.

The Mastodon is on display at the Museum of the Earth in nearby Ithaca and was featured on the Discovery Channel.
View in Google Earth In The News, Nature - Birds and Animals, Events - Historical
Links: hudsonvalleygeologist.blogspot.com, en.wikipedia.org, virtualglobetrotting.com
By: Dania

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