FOSSILS, FOSSILS EVERYWHERE! TOUR THE PALEONTOLOGY COLLECTIONS

Amanda McGee is our Paleontology Collections Manager at the Museum. What does a Collections Manager do?

FOSSIL LAB: Look at the fossils pictured below. Name the fossils and what year they were found. Write one fun fact you learned about how these amazing animals lived.

Mammoths and mastodons are distant relatives of elephants that lived during theIce Age. Which animal's fossils do we find in Ohio? Circle your answer(s) below.

Pleistocene fossils are _____________ years older or less.

Saber-toothed tigers were beefy, muscular cats that lived during the Pleistocene. Use the back to draw your own saber-tooth living in its habitat! Hint: Think about the climate during

the Ice Age. What would it look like? What would it eat? Where would it find shelter?

LEVEL 1st–2nd grade VIDEO CMNH.org/atHome/Ep2

FOSSIL NAME YEAR DISCOVERED FUN FACTS