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Date: Friday, January 23Time: 7:00 PM
Cost: FREE program
Location: Museum of Fulton County
The Museum of Fulton County invites guests to explore the Ice Age in northwest Ohio during a free program on January 23 at 7 p.m. During the “Meet the Winameg Mastodon” evening program, guests will learn about the elephant-like mammals that once roamed Ohio and view the unveiling of a 12,000-year-old mastodon bone recently donated to the museum!
“We’re pleased to have Dr. Margaret Mary Yacobucci, Professor of Geology at the School of Earth, Environment & Society at Bowling Green State University, joining us for this special program at our museum,” shared John Swearingen, Jr., director of the Museum of Fulton County. “Dr. Yacobucci will share about the environment of the glacial lake that once existed in Fulton County, the people who may have hunted these mammals, the discovery of the mastodon bones, and much more!
As part of her presentation, Dr. Yacobucci will share the fascinating story of how the mastodon bones in Winameg were found, excavated, and why they ended up at the University of Michigan. She will also discuss how our mastodon most likely originated near Indianapolis, IN, its likely relationship to the mastodon in the collection at BGSU, and what caused the bones of these massive mammals to be found in northwest Ohio.
Thanks to a donation from the Spiess Research Center, the “Meet the Winameg Mastodon” program at the Museum of Fulton County is free and open to the public.
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