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A dig is planned in Michigan’s thumb area to unearth the remains of a mastodon that could be 11,000 to 13,000 years old.
Ten teachers from Tuscola County will be working with the University of Michigan on the dig which will take place next month.
It will take place at the Fowler Center for Outdoor Learning in Mayville.
The bones were discovered two years ago.
Researchers say they were exposed by natural erosion.
After they are recovered, the bones will be donated to the U of M paleontology museum for further study.
U of M paleontologist Daniel Fisher, who will lead the excavation, says the remains of roughly 300 mastodons and 30 mammoths have been found in Michigan over the decades.
