Episode 28: The Mastodon teeth
About 20 million years ago, portentous Mastodons (ancestors of the elephants) peacefully walked around Técnico – Alameda Campus. The Mastodon teeth fossils found in the vicinity of Alameda campus show evidence of a period when Lisbon was a savannah, with vegetation up to two meters high, and animals such as hyenas, hippos, giraffes, beavers and even… cat-sized horses. The Mastodon teeth are one of the Décio Thadeu Museum’s major assets that will help us understand some mysteries of the past.
- Acknowledgements:
Manuel Francisco
Tiago Carrilho
Simão Mateus
Museus de Geociências do Técnico
Jardim Zoológico de Lisboa
Dino Parque Lourinhã
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Further reading and additional audio in the Portuguese version of this webpage.