Mastodon fossil makes appearance at Grant PUD commission meeting
Nelson Cox, Grant County PUD commissioner, looks at a fossil, estimated to be about 6 million years old, discovered on the Hanford Reach.
Christine Pratt, Grant County PUD/courtesy photo
EPHRATA — The fossil found in the Hanford Reach of an extinct ancestor to the elephant will be on display at the Wanapum Heritage Center near Wanapum Dam for six months. The section of the jaw of a mastodon was displayed for Grant County PUD commissioners at the regular meeting Tuesday.
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