Snowmastodon fossil discovery

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Snowmastodon_fossil_discovery
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf paleontological discovery
gptkbp:age between 45,000 and 140,000 years old
gptkbp:alsoKnownAs gptkb:Snowmastodon_Project
gptkbp:containsFossilsOf gptkb:bird
gptkb:deer
gptkb:lion
gptkb:American_mastodon
gptkb:tiger_salamander
bison
plants
snails
ground sloth
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Kirk_Johnson
gptkbp:discoveredIn October 2010
Ziegler Reservoir expansion
gptkbp:evidence Pleistocene ecosystem
climate change during the Ice Age
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Snowmastodon fossil discovery
gptkbp:location gptkb:Snowmass_Village,_Colorado
gptkbp:mediaCoverage gptkb:National_Geographic
gptkb:The_New_York_Times
gptkb:PBS_NOVA
gptkbp:notableFinds juvenile mastodon skeleton
mammoth tusks
pollen samples
gptkbp:numberOfFossilsFound over 5,000
gptkbp:preservedIn gptkb:Denver_Museum_of_Nature_&_Science
gptkbp:significance one of the most significant ice age fossil sites in North America
gptkbp:studiedBy gptkb:Denver_Museum_of_Nature_&_Science
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Digging_Snowmastodon
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7