Smitty Mastodon
American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) at
Grandville construction site in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Smitty Mastodon
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Taxidermy location	Grand Rapids Public Museum, Grand Rapids, United States

Identification


Description

Species:	American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age
Status:	fossil
Characteristics:	40% complete skeleton
Origin
Born:	* 10,920 to 12,160 years ago wild
Birth place:	in North America unspecified forest
Death
Dead:	†10,920 to 12,160 years ago
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	Grandville construction site, in United States

Date of arrival

	Grandville construction site from North America unspecified forest

Record history
History of updates	2022-08-22

Latest document update	2022-08-22 11:14:46
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† Smitty Mastodon is a dead fossil Male ♂ American Mastodon (Mammut americanus), , who died at Grandville construction site, in United States, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Grand Rapids Public Museum, in Grand Rapids, United States, since 1986-11-00.

Origin

Smitty Mastodon was born wild at North America unspecified forest.

Comments / pictures

Smitty was named after the landowner Mark E. Smith.

Dr. Daniel C. Fisher from the University of Michigan did a detailed study of the Skeleton and determined Smitty was male and around 33 years old in the autumn when he died.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). Smitty Mastodon, American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) located at Grand Rapids Public Museum in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 22 December 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10507. (archived at the Wayback machine)

Sources used for this article is among others:

https://www.grpmcollections.org/Gallery/2405

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