Johnstown Mastodon
American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) at
James Bailey farm in United States

Biography

☨ ♂ Johnstown Mastodon
Museum locations
Present / last location:	Cleveland Museum of Natural History, in United States

Date of arrival

1926-00-00	Cleveland Museum of Natural History, Cleveland, United States

Identification


Description
Species:	American Mastodon (Mammut americanus)
Sex and age:	Male ♂, unknown age, unknown age
Status:	fossil
Characteristics:	Complete skeleton
Origin
Born:	* 12,500 years ago wild
Birth place:	in North America unspecified forest
Death
Dead:	†12,500 years ago
Death location:	Present Bailey farm
Death reason:	unknown:
Locations - owners
Present / last location:	James Bailey farm, in United States

Date of arrival

	James Bailey farm from North America unspecified forest

Record history
History of updates	2023-08-30: New record

Latest document update	2024-09-06 08:52:15
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† Johnstown Mastodon is a dead fossil Male ♂ American Mastodon (Mammut americanus), , who died at James Bailey farm, in United States, .

Museum locationThe Museum specimen remains of this animal is within the collection at Cleveland Museum of Natural History, in Cleveland, United States, since 1926-00-00.

Origin

Johnstown Mastodon was born wild at North America unspecified forest.

Comments / pictures

Johnstown Mastodon is Skeleton of a young male that was about 19 years old when it died. A 1926 story that ran in "The Cincinnati Post" added that Professor Mather called the mastodon one of the most perfect specimens he ever had seen. After crowds of curious folks paid to see this unique Skeleton in 1926, it was sold to the Cleveland Museum of Natural History, where it remains to this day.

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References

Koehl, Dan, (2025). Johnstown Mastodon, American Mastodon (Mammut americanus) located at Cleveland Museum of Natural History in United States. Elephant Encyclopedia, available online retrieved 20 June 2025 at https://www.elephant.se/database2.php?elephant_id=16963. (archived at the Wayback machine)

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