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Megafauna

Las Vegas, Nevada

Ice Age Fossils State Park

Pleistocene megafauna fossils are the subject of Nevada's newest state park at the northern edge of the Las Vegas metropolitan area.

The well-preserved remains of Fred, also known as the Buesching Mastodon, were found in 1998 near Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The Intriguing Life, Death, and Afterlife of an Indiana Mastodon

Scientists have pieced together a detailed biography—including a search for love and a violent end.

Gemma Tarlach June 14, 2022

Teams at the Hessisches Landesmuseum Darmstadt began dismantling the mastodon in October 2019.

natural history museums

The Founding Fathers' Favorite Mastodon Is Coming Home for a Visit

Here's how you ship the skeleton of long-dead megafauna across the Atlantic.

Jessica Leigh Hester November 6, 2019