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Grand Rapids Museum to Unveil Complete Mastodon Found in West Michigan

The Grand Rapids Public Museum will display a 13,210-year-old mastodon skeleton with about 70% of its bones recovered, donated by the Clapp Family for public education.

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GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Three years after its discovery, West Michigan’s local mastodon will be fully on display next month.

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Grand Rapids museum to unveil complete mastodon found in West Michigan

GRAND RAPIDS, MI — Three years after its discovery, West Michigan’s local mastodon will be fully on display next month.

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Mastodon unearthed in Kent Co. to soon be on display at GRPM

​After three years, the Clapp Family Mastodon that was found in Kent County will be on display at the Grand Rapids Public Museum (GRPM).

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Mastodon found in Kent City to be unveiled at Grand Rapids Public Museum

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.

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Fox17 broke the news in on Tuesday, August 19, 2025.
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