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Sep 1, 2024 · Mastodon State Historic Site contains an important archaeological and paleontological site: the Kimmswick Bone Bed. Here, scientists discovered the first solid evidence of the coexistence of humans and the American mastodon in eastern North America.
A site in Missouri where mastodon and other extinct animals' bones were found and where Clovis culture spear points were excavated. Learn about the natural and cultural history of this place through a museum, trails, and campground.
Site excavations have established that Paleo-Indians hunted the American mastodon here during the ice age. The site is the home of the Kimmswick Bone Bed, one of the most famous and extensive Pleistocene ice age deposits of fossils, including a number of bones of giant mastodons.
Visit the site where giant mastodons were discovered in the Kimmswick Bone Bed. See fossils, dioramas, and interpretative trails at this park near St. Louis.
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Jan 9, 2024 · Mastodon State Historic Site is a publicly owned, 431-acre archaeological and paleontological site with recreational features in Imperial, Missouri, maintained by the Missouri...
The important archaeological and paleontological site preserved today in Mastodon State Historic Site had its origins in prehistoric Missouri. The glaciers to the north were slowly melting as the Earth warmed at the end of the ice age that occurred from 35,000 to 10,000 years ago.
Explore the Kimmswick Bone Bed, where mastodons and other extinct animals roamed millions of years ago. Learn about the Clovis culture and the coexistence of humans and mammoths at the museum and trails.
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