Temple Hill Mastodon Femur

(Mammut americanum), femur, right side

The Temple Hill Mastodon was found in 1921 in Orange County. It was mounted and placed on exhibit alongside the Cohoes Mastodon at the New York State Museum until 1976. At 15' 1" long and 9' at the shoulder, nearly 1 foot taller than the Cohoes Mastodon, it is one of New York’s largest mastodons. Carbon dating shows that the mastodon last lived about 12,800 years ago.

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On Display

The Temple Hill Mastodon (right side) exhibited with the Cohoes Mastodon around 1960 in the old Museum.

Guiding Questions:

  • What animals are related to mastodons?
  • Where is the femur in the body?

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