Mastodon skeleton found during drain project in Michigan: 'That thing is huge'

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Mastodon skeleton found during drain project in Michigan: 'That thing is huge'
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'It was when they started to uncover that femur bone, it's like, 'wow, that thing is huge.' You know, that's no horse,' Kent County Drain Commissioner Ken Yonker said.

The bones of a prehistoric mastodon animal were found in Kent County, Michigan during a drain project recently.It's the discovery everyone in West Michigan is talking about: mastodon bones unearthed in Kent County.got a look at the pre-historic bones, which are now at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Redman said they still have to do several tests, but initial clues say the animal was young, between 12 and 20 years old. 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.

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