Mastodon bones to be displayed at park's new welcome center

GOSHEN, Ind. (AP) - Mastodon bones discovered at the site of a northern Indiana pond in the 1970s will be displayed at a park welcome center that's expected to open this year.

The Elkhart Truth reports (http://bit.ly/1Cptvji ) the city's park board received 11 bones this week from Aggregate Industries, which had displayed them at its office next to Fidler Pond Park. The pieces include a molar and toe joints.

Aggregate Industries regional manager Randi Wille says the bones are estimated to be 50,000 to 1 million years old.

Fidler Pond Park is one of the city's most popular parks. The welcome center is being created in a house found near the park's entrance and will include reference materials to connect visitors with local attractions and history.

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Information from: The Elkhart Truth, http://www.elkharttruth.com