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Fillmore library to receive something of mammoth proportion
February 22, 2008 What: The tusk of a mammoth that lived along the shores of Lake Bonneville more than 10,000 years ago will be unveiled at the Fillmore Library. Who: Fillmore City Councilman Bevan Johnson When: 1:30 p.m., Wednesday, February 27, 2008 Where: President Millard Fillmore Library Why: On November 13, 2004, a six-foot-long mammoth tusk was unearthed by a bulldozer operator in a sand and gravel pit on Earl and Elaine Gowin's ranch near Fillmore, Utah. The Gowins contacted the State Paleontologist at UGS who sent a team to excavate the tusk. Since then, UGS paleontologists and volunteers have carefully reconstructed the tusk and will present it to the library for display. The tusk is officially curated by the Utah Museum of Natural History, which is loaning it to the Fillmore Library. For more information, go to our web page about the discovery, excavation and preparation. |