Exploring & Preserving Maryland's Natural Treasures
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Second in grandeur only to the skeleton itself is the large, hand-painted mural, featuring a Pleistocene Maryland scene with woolly mammoths in the foreground and, in the background, shades of the Laurentide Ice Sheets that stopped in Northern Pennsylvania. This beautiful, original artwork was crafted and brought to life by Brittany Roger, graduate of MICA, teacher, […]
Cost: $0-5
BONUS PRESENTATION FOR MAMMOTH SPEAKER SERIES In addition to being Founding Fathers of the United States, Benjamin Franklin, Thomas Jefferson, George Washington, and others shared a fascination for mammoths and mastodons. In this special bonus presentation, Dr. Bernard Means from Virginia Commonwealth University will share another side of the founding fathers, fossil collectors. Learn how […]
Cost: $25-40
It’s as if the stars are aligned in the shape of a Woolly Mammoth. Noted author Ramona Ausubel’s fourth book, The Last Animal, was released a few months ago to critical acclaim (see below). Based on real science that is going on right now, the fictional story follows a female scientist and her two daughters to […]
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Woolly Great Classroom Teachers throughout Maryland are invited to a special event, just for you. Designed as an Open House (come when you can, leave when you want), A Mammoth Night for Teachers is an opportunity to learn about the Ice Age in Maryland and in turn share that knowledge with your students. Light refreshments will […]
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Yes, Virginia, there were mammoths and mastodons living in Maryland. This presentation will summarize the fossil Proboscideans (elephants) known from Maryland. They include mastodons, mammoths, and gomphotheres. Mastodons and mammoths lived in Maryland during the Pleistocene Epoch (thousands of years ago) while gomphotheres, ancestors of mastodons, lived in Maryland during the Miocene Epoch (millions of […]
Cost: $25-40
The archaeological record attests to a record of human interaction with mammoths and their proboscidean relatives that spans more than a million years and five continents. Dr. Surovell will discuss that record with specific emphasis on the overkill hypothesis, the idea that human hunting was a major driver of mammoth, mastodon, and elephant extinction worldwide. […]
Cost: $25-40
More is known about the natural history of the mammoth than any other extinct prehistoric species. Thanks to the preservation of frozen carcasses in Siberian permafrost, the mammoth’s adaptations can be studied in detail, even down to features at the cellular and molecular levels. Another unique source of evidence is the representations of mammoths in […]
Cost: $7-30
The interplay of humans, climate, and drastic ecological changes loom large in discussions of megafaunal extinctions. The well-preserved record of mammoths and mastodons in eastern North America provides a nuanced discussion of ecological processes and anthropogenic impacts leading up to extinction. This talk will explore the results of new methods (and new datasets) that broaden […]
Cost: $25-40
The wait is over. The never-before seen Woolly Mammoth will is ready for its close-up. This special ticketed event is open to Mammoth Project Sponsors and GoFundMe donors at the $500 and higher level. Party like its 40,000 BCE. Special drinks and food. Music featuring a jazz composition inspired by the Woolly Mammoth. Meet the […]
Cost: $0-250
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