Abstract
In May 1965, mammoth remains were exposed during the excavation of a borrow pit for construction of Interstate Highway 40, 2 mi northeast of Hazen, Prairie County, Arkansas. The proboscidian remains consisted of a skull with tusks, mandibles, atlas and other skeletal elements. The vertebra material was scattered over approximately 150 m (1,600 sq ft) but was confined to a layer of red clayey-silt 6.7 m (22 ft) below the surface. No additional fauna or flora was recovered. The mammoth remains are referred to Mammuthus columbi (Falconer, 1857) on the basis of characteristics of the dentition, particularly the comparison of index of hypsodonty to functional plate density. Mammuthus columbi was widely distributed in southeast North America during the late part of the Pleistocene Epoch (Sangamon-Wisconsin Stages).
Recommended Citation
Puckette, William L. and Scholtz, James A.
(1974)
"The Hazen Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi), Prairie County, Arkansas,"
Journal of the Arkansas Academy of Science: Vol. 28, Article 20.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uark.edu/jaas/vol28/iss1/20
