The Jackson Mastodon

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Title

The Jackson Mastodon

Subject

Workmen unearthed what was likely a mastodon when digging a well near the electric light plant. When about 17 feet below the bed of salt creek workmen found ribs that measured 4 foot long and ¾ inch in width. Further down they discovered the bones of a foreleg. This weighed 11 pounds and was 11.5 inches in circumference in the center and was 20 inches long.

Creator

Roger A. Donaldson, II

Source

Williams. (1900). A History of Jackson County, Ohio

Publisher

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Date

1898

Contributor

Photo by Charles Robert Knight - http://paleo.amnh.org/artwork/knight/index.html, Public Domain, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=8243414

Rights

Creative Commons

Citation

Roger A. Donaldson, II, “The Jackson Mastodon,” Jackson Historical, accessed March 28, 2024, https://jacksonhistorical.omeka.net/items/show/20.

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