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History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925
The Cohoes Mastodon

[This information is from Vol. I, p. 69 of History of the Mohawk Valley: Gateway to the West 1614-1925, edited by Nelson Greene (Chicago: The S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1925). It is in the Reference collection of the Schenectady County Public Library at R 974.7 G81h. This online edition includes lists of portraits, maps and illustrations. As noted by Paul Keesler in his article, "The Much Maligned Mr. Greene," some information in this book has been superseded by later research or was provided incorrectly by local sources.]

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The Cohoes Mastodon Skeleton in New York State Museum.

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Photo: The Cohoes Mastodon.

Skeleton in New York State Museum.

The Cohoes Mastodon Restored in New York State Museum.

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Photo: The Cohoes Mastodon.

Restored by N. T. Clarke and C. P. Heidenrich, 1922; in the State Museum Bulletin 241-242.

The Cohoes Mastodon Deformed Lower Jaw in New York State Museum.

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Photo: Deformed Lower Jaw of the Cohoes Mastodon.

Note absence of the ultimate molar of right side of jaw and the distortion due to disease (pyorrhea) in the remaining tooth.

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