Jun 5-Oct 10

Ten stomping, roaring, life-like robotic Ice Age mammals come alive in this exhibit at the Heard Natural Science Museum & Wildlife Sanctuary. 

The group includes a hippopotamus-like Baluchitherium, a saber-toothed cat family of four, plus more. Educational programming encourages aspiring paleontologists to learn prehistoric facts.

See the list of mammals.

New exhibit pricing: $9 adults & $6 kids 3-12/seniors

Featured in the Ice Age Mammals exhibit

DOEDICURUS

(dee-DI-cur-us)

Name means: “Giant Armadillo”

Time: Pleistocene (2 million – 10,000 years ago)

Location: South America

Size: 13 feet or 4 meters long

BALUCHITHERIUM

(baa-LUKE-ee-theer-ee-um)

Name means: “Beast from Baluchistan”

Time: Oligocene (38-25 million years ago)

Location: Asia

Size: 26 feet or 8 meters long.  33 tons or 33,000 kg

SABER-TOOTH CAT (SMILODON)

(smi-lo-don) 

Name means: “Chisel Toothed”

Time: Late Pleistocene (2 million – 10,000 years ago)

Location: North America and South America

Size: 4 feet or 1.2 meters long

WOOLY MAMMOTH 

Name means: “Woolly Elephant”

Time: Late Pleistocene (2 million – 10,000 years ago)

Location: Europe, Asia and North America

Size: 9 feet or 2.7 meters high

HYRACOTHERIUM

(high-RACK-oh-theer-ee-um) 

Name means: “Shew Beast”

Time: Early Eocene (55-38 million years ago)

Location: Wide spread in Asia, Europe, North America

Size: 8 inches or 20 centimeters high.  2 feet or 60 centimeters long.

DIATRYMA

(die-ah-TRY-ma)

Name means: “Terror Crane”

Time: Early Eocene (55-38 million years ago)

Location: North America and Europe

Size: 7 feet or 1.2 meters tall

PLATYBELODON

(plat-ee-BELL-oh-don)

Name means: “Flat-Tooth Weapon”

Time: Late Miocene (25 – 5 million years ago)

Location: Europe, Africa and Asia

Size: 10 feet or 3 meters high

COELODONTA

(sel-oh-DON-ta) 

Name means: “Woolly Rhino”

Time: Pleistocene (2 million- 10,000 years ago)

Location: Europe and Asia

Size: 11 feet or 3.5 meters long

AUSTRALOPITHECUS

(os-tra-lo-PITH-a-kus) 

Name means: “Southern Ape”

Time: Mid Pleistocene (5-2 million years ago)

Location: Africa

Size: 4 feet or 1.2 meters tall

MEGATHERIUM

(meg-a-THEER-ee-um)

Name means: “Giant Sloth”

Time: Pleistocene (2 million – 10,000 years ago)

Location: South America

Size: 20 feet or 6 meters long, 3 tons