 Femur fragment of the Island 35 Mastodon at Hampson Museum State Park | |
| Common name | Island 35 Mastodon |
|---|---|
| Species | Mastodon |
| Age | 2 million years |
| Place discovered | Tennessee, United States |
| Date discovered | 1900 |
| Discovered by | James Hampson |
The Island 35 Mastodon was discovered on Island No. 35 of the Mississippi River in Tipton County, Tennessee, United States.
In 1900, a Pleistocene mastodon skeleton was excavated approximately 3 miles (4.8 km) east of Reverie, Tennessee and 4 miles (6.4 km) southeast of Wilson, Arkansas. In 1957, the site was reported as destroyed.[1]
Mastodons are members of the prehistoric, extinct genus Mammut. They resemble modern elephants.
Native to North America, they are said to have lived on the North American continent from almost 4 million years ago, in the Pliocene Epoch, until their eventual disappearance about 10,000 years ago.[2]
- ^ Williams, Steven (Apr 1957). "The Island 35 Mastodon: Its Bearing on the Age of Archaic Cultures in the East". American Antiquity. 22 (4): 359–372. doi:10.2307/276134. JSTOR 276134.
- ^ "Greek mastodon find 'spectacular'". BBC News. 24 July 2007. Retrieved 2007-07-24.