Lincoln in Lancaster County, Nebraska — The American Midwest (Upper Plains)
Mammuthus Columbi
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2022
1. Mammuthus Columbi Marker
Mammoths roamed Nebraska's grasslands for more than one million years before mysteriously disappearing between 11,000 and 10,000 years ago. These extinct relatives of today's elephants were the largest mammals ever to walk the Great Plains. Adult males stood more than 13 feet tall at the shoulder and had a weight of over 24,000 pounds. Mammoth bones and teeth have been found in Ice Age deposits in all but three of Nebraska's 93 counties. Bones and tusks were uncovered just 100 yards east of where you are now standing. This sculpture was completed by Fred J. Hoppe in 1998.
Erected by University of Nebraska State Museum.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Animals • Environment • Paleontology. A significant historical year for this entry is 1998.
Location. 40° 49.213′ N, 96° 42.111′ W. Marker is in Lincoln, Nebraska, in Lancaster County. It is on Vine Street, on the right when traveling east. Marker is in front (north) of the University of Nebraska State Museum (Morrill Hall), on the UNL west campus. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Lincoln NE 68588, United States
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Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest, in the Corn Belt, and on the prairies. Globally, it is in North America, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Louisiana Purchase.
Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within walking distance of this marker: Mueller Tower at University of Nebraska-Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Pershing Rifles (about 300 feet away, measured in a direct line); The Lewis-Syford House (approx. 0.2 miles away); The University of Nebraska (approx. Ό mile away); "America's Mission" (approx. Ό mile away); Osborne Athletic Complex (approx. Ό mile away); The Nebraska State Historical Society (approx. Ό mile away); RHO Chapter House (approx. Ό mile away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincoln.
Also see . . .
1. Traveling Through Nebraska: Early Cenozoic Fossils in the State's Cities and Towns. Travel Nebraska website entry (Submitted on April 6, 2025, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)
2. Smithsonian Listing. Excerpt:
Life-size(Submitted on November 23, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan.)rendering of an Imperial Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) with its front right foot raised off the base.Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 20122. Mammuthus Columbi Marker
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., February 12, 2012
3. Mammuthus Columbi Statue and Marker
Photographed by J.T. Lambrou, July 27, 2022
4. Mammuthus Columbi Marker
The marker is located below "Archie" at the entrance to the State Museum of Natural History.
circa 1930
5. Now Roaming Morrill Hall, on the Grounds of the University of Nebraska in Lincoln
The world's largest exhibited elephant skeleton, a 14-foot male mammoth, can be found on display in Morrill Hall. It is from the Late Pleistocene Era. The giant mammoth was found in 1922, in Lincoln County, Nebraska, by a rancher and his wife. They turned the fossil over to the Museum for exhibit and research. - University Of Nebraska State Museum
Credits. This page was last revised on April 6, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 1,060 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on November 23, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 2. submitted on April 12, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 3. submitted on April 13, 2012, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. 4. submitted on November 23, 2022, by J.T. Lambrou of New Boston, Michigan. 5. submitted on August 28, 2015.
