![]() And now we have something that we've found that is just downright exciting," Yonker said. "Here we are at a time where there's just so much bad news. Born more than 13,000 years ago, most likely on the plains of what’s now central Indiana, the American mastodon. Redman also said that due to the nature of the skeleton, the display of the mastodon won't be in 3D standing form but rather more laid out for people to see. Fred was a mama’s boy for the first third of his life. We're also going to apply any glue or adhesives that are needed just to make sure it's good and stable, and then hopefully in a year, year and a half time we can put the whole skeleton in an exhibit so people can come see it," Redman said. However, while both are distantly related to elephants, these two animals are distinctly different beasts. ![]() Mammoth or mastodon Many people use these two names interchangeably to describe big, furry ice age elephants. We're going to keep track of any mold build up and take care of that. American Mastodon Mastodon skull on display as part of the Ice Age Mammals traveling exhibition in 2014. ![]() "Over the next year, year and a half, we're going to slowly dry the bones out. pacificus if this is a valid species), is the youngest and best-known species of the genus. americanum, the American mastodon (and possibly M. The bones are being held at the Grand Rapids Public Museum's collections facility, but experts say it could take some time before they are put on display. Mastodons are the most recent members of the family Mammutidae, which diverged from the ancestors of elephants at least 25 million years ago. "The next step is to very, very carefully dry the bones out because they are basically water-logged, so they don't crack, they don't deform, they don't break up," Redman said.
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