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Ann,

The Museum of the Earth at the Paleontological Research Institution 
displays the "Hyde Park mastodon," excavated in 2000 and the subject a 
Discovery Channel documentary called "Mastodon in your backyard." A 
hands-on part has included the "Mastodon Matrix Project," in which 
participants recover small fossils from sediment that was collected at the 
site, to help inventory fauna and flora associated with the mastodon. We 
have implemented that project in a number of different ways (some of which 
work better than others!). We are still in the process of collecting 
materials out of the sediment from this site.

An early paper on a beta version of the mastodon matrix project (using 
materials from a 1999 excavation) that went out to schools and other groups 
is at http://www.nagt.org/files/nagt/jge/abstracts/Ross_v51n1p39.pdf.

Rob Ross


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Robert M. Ross
Director of Education
Paleontological Research Institution and Museum of the Earth
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Ithaca, NY 14850

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>Has anyone recently done an exhibit utilizing a mastodon or other ice age 
>animals in a science center setting?  If so and have time to talk, contact 
>me off line.
>Ann Fumarolo
>President
>Science Center
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