Mastodons had an overall stockier skeletal build, a lower-domed skull, and a longer tail compared to elephantids.

Aug 19, 2024 · Archeologists in Iowa believe they have unearthed an ancient mastodon skull dating back to when the first humans were roaming the Earth.

Aug 18, 2024 · Mastodons are distant cousins of elephants. Excavators unearth a 13,600-year-old mastodon skull from an Iowa creek. Iowa researchers say they’ve excavated the state’s first well-preserved...

Aug 26, 2024 · Archeologists at the University of Iowa have revealed a first-ever find for the state: the region’s first-ever scientifically recovered mastodon skull. And experts believe there’s a chance...

Aug 19, 2024 · Archaeologists have unearthed the well-preserved skull of a 13,600-year-old mastodon in south-central Iowa. The creature may have crossed paths with Indigenous people, who began arriving in...

Aug 17, 2024 · In June, a fossil diver found a large section of tusk from a long-extinct mastodon off the Gulf Coast of Florida. Archaeologists at an Iowa creek bed where a 13,600 mastodon skull was found.

Aug 20, 2024 · Researchers have unearthed a well-preserved, roughly 13,600-year-old mastodon skull from a creek in Iowa — the first ever found in the state. The discovery comes two years after residents...

Aug 16, 2024 · University of Iowa archaeologists have uncovered the first-ever well-preserved mastodon skull scientifically excavated from the state of Iowa — a find that notably dates to when the first humans lived and hunted in the area.

Aug 17, 2024 · In an unexpected turn of events, a two-week archaeological dig unearthed a remarkably intact mastodon skull in a creek that might carry signs of human life too. Over twelve days, archaeologists...

Aug 20, 2024 · About 20 fragments were found, including a skull, rib sections, vertebra, a front leg bone and a kneecap, all believed to come from the same mastodon, according to a university news release.