BarbaraKB in Michigan
Obsessed with the fact that the American #Mastodon is #Michigan’s state fossil. And the #PetoskeyStone, our state stone is actually… a #fossil. State bill to establish in 2002: https://www.legislature.mi.gov/documents/2001-2002/billanalysis/House/htm/2001-HLA-0397-a.htm
Dec 22, 2022 at 11:54pmMastodon for iOS
Show threadBarbaraKB in MichiganDec 23, 2022
“Mastodon discoveries are so common in #Michigan that, in 2002, lawmakers officially adopted the large, shaggy animal as the official state fossil.” #MastodonMascot
https://www.smithsonianmag.com/smart-news/construction-crews-stumble-upon-mastodon-skeleton-in-michigan-180980583/
Construction Crews Stumble Upon Mastodon Skeleton in Michigan

The massive animal was likely between 10 and 20 years old when it died roughly 12,000 years ago

Smithsonian Magazine
Show threadJHesletDec 23, 2022
@barbarakb It’s pretty interesting that they found a Mastodon in Kent County, Michigan.
Show threadBarbaraKB in MichiganDec 23, 2022
@JHeslet exactly!! I’m obsessed.
Show threadJHesletDec 23, 2022
@barbarakb it should be laid out for viewing in about a year. I think they’re drying it out now.