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S34.06.001Description
A view of the stratigraphic section along the tile ditch near Glady Creek where mastodon (Mammut americanum) remains were found on the McGill farm in Concord Township, Champaign County, Ohio. The section includes marl overlain by soil overlain by gray, soil spread. The image was taken by Michael C. Hansen in September 1978. The location given is approximate to the excavation site.
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The mastodon is known as the McGill Mastodon. Specimen remains are part of the museum collections of the Ohio Historical Society (Ohio Historical Society catalog number N8740).
For more information, see: "Brief Note: McGill Mastodon Found in Champaign County" by Ann Bingaman (Ohio Academy of Science, Ohio Journal of Science, Vol. 80, No. 4, July 1980) page 166-167.
During the channelizing of Glady Creek in Champaign County, Ohio, in August 1978, some remnants of a mastodon (Mammut americanum) were dredged up and deposited on an adjacent corn field. These remains were brought by the property owner, Mr. Ned McGill, to the Ohio Historical Society for identification.
This slide image included in the USGS National Digital Catalog for NGGDPP Grant G15AP00115 in FY2015.Context
Layered view of rocks and gravel in Glady Creek ditch. Taken in Champaign County, Ohio