I have an inquiry regarding a mastodon skeleton that was excavated in
Circleville, NY (in the Hudson Valley).  I don't have an exact date on
the discovery, but I do know when it went missing.  The mastodon was in
Vassar College's collection in Poughkeepsie, NY.  Sometime in the 1980s
it was donated, sold, gifted, or disposed of in some way.  No one at the
College seems to know what happened to it.  There are, of course, rumors
and legends, but the only first-hand knowledge that it was taken out of
the collection in the last 20 years.  I'm hoping someone will recognize
the name or--better yet--say that it resides in a natural history
collection somewhere.  There are no plans for this mastodon, I'm just
inquiring for a curious college historian.  Any information would be
most helpful.  Please reply on or off-list as you see fit.

Thanks,
Anne Scott

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