Mammoths & Mastdons at the DMNS

Mammoths & Mastdons at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

Somewhere between 1.8 million to 10,000 years ago, as Earth experienced a great ice age, mammoth and mastodons roamed the northern hemisphere. It’s a time we can only imagine but with years of research we can experience some of the most celebrated paleontological discoveries that are now on display at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science.

Life-size models of Ice Age animals, fossil tusks and skulls bring this fascinating time in Earth history back to life. Among the artifacts, are remains of a baby woolly mammoth that fell into a mud hole in Siberia and suffocated 42,000 years ago. Fossils from a dig in Snowmass make the traveling exhibit Colorado’s own. Visitors can see a selection of fossils on display for the first time and hear about the science that is emerging from the study of this historic site.

Carri’s Catch: See how Paleolithic people used mammoth bones to build houses. Skulls, jaws and other large bones formed the foundation. Leg bones formed the walls and tusks were used at the entrances.

In Eastern Europe, scientists excavated ancient houses made of mammoth bones.

Mammoths & Mastdons at Denver Museum of Nature and Science

MAMMOTHS AND MASTODONS:

Through May 27. Tickets – $21 (adults), $17 (students), $16 (seniors age 65 and over) – include general admission to the museum. Denver Museum of Nature & Science, 2001 Colorado Blvd.; dmns.org

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