The mastodon skeleton that was unearthed in Kent County in 2022 will soon be on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. — After three years, the Clapp Family Mastodon that was found in Kent County will be on display at the ...

Mastodon bones that were discovered in Kent City in 2022 will soon go on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum, alongside ...

Three years after its discovery near Kent City, Mich., the Clapp Family Mastodon is officially going on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum — and visitors will be able to see the exhibit ...

Soon people in West Michigan will have a new chance to see 13,000 year-old history up close at the Grand Rapids Public Museum.

A mastodon is a prehistoric elephant that went extinct during the last ice age. "This mastodon is at least over 11,000 years old," said Cory Redman, science curator at Grand Rapids Public Museum.

Over 150 mastodon fossils have been found statewide to date, with about a third discovered in Orange County, the state Department of Education said at the time of the first discovery.

A nearly complete mastodon skeleton dating to 8,000 B.C. was found in Orange County in 1972. It's named Sugar. Continued exploration for remains of these Ice Age mammals helps answer questions ...

GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) — The mastodon skeleton that was unearthed in Kent County in 2022 will soon be on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. While talking about the museum’s summer ...

The mastodon skeleton that was unearthed in Kent County in 2022 will soon be on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum. (Aug. 10, 2025) ...