First specimen of Mastodon
American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) at
Big Bone Lick State Park in United States

Biography
dead elephant ☨ ⚪ First specimen of Mastodon  dead elephant
Taxidermy locationParis National Museum of Natural History, Paris, France

Identification


Description

Species:American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
Sex and age:, unknown age
Status:fossil
Characteristics: bones and teeth
Origin
Born:* wild
Birth place: in North America unspecified forest
Death
Dead:
Death location: Big Bone Lick State Park
Death reason: :
Locations - owners
Present / last location:Big Bone Lick State Park, in United States

Date of arrival

Big Bone Lick State Park
Record history
History of updates2021-09-07

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† First specimen of Mastodon is a dead fossil American Mastodon (Mammut americanus), , who died at Big Bone Lick State Park, in United States, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Paris National Museum of Natural History, in Paris, France, since 1740-00-00.


Origin

First specimen of Mastodon was born wild at North America unspecified forest.


Comments / pictures

In 1739, a French military expedition found the bones and Teeth of an enormous creature along the Ohio River at Big Bone Lick in what would become the Commonwealth of Kentucky. These finds were forwarded to Buffon and other naturalists at the Jardin des Plantes (the precursor of today’s Muséum National d’Histoire Naturelle) in Paris.

Reference list

References

Koehl, Dan, (2024). First specimen of Mastodon, American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) located at Paris National Museum of Natural History in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 29 March 2024 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=10587. (archived at the Wayback machine)


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