1.0Manny the Mastodonhttps://sites.rutgers.edu/manny-the-mastodonJaime Sarconahttps://sites.rutgers.edu/manny-the-mastodon/author/js2885/Manny's Discovery - Manny the Mastodonrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="WNsbab4qs7"><a href="https://sites.rutgers.edu/manny-the-mastodon/mannys-discovery/">Manny’s Discovery</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://sites.rutgers.edu/manny-the-mastodon/mannys-discovery/embed/#?secret=WNsbab4qs7" width="600" height="338" title="“Manny’s Discovery” — Manny the Mastodon" data-secret="WNsbab4qs7" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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https://sites.rutgers.edu/manny-the-mastodon/wp-content/uploads/sites/1463/2026/04/Untitled-design-1-e1776194276716.png69121440William Valiant, Curator at the Rutgers Geology Museum from 1893 to 1927, was the first person to provide insight and details into how Manny was discovered. Valiant wrote many pages describing the museum, its collections, and his impressions throughout his time working there. As curator of the Rutgers Geology Museum, Valiant used his deep knowledge of the collection to organize all items from 1893 to 1896.