Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age make their way to the Ontario Science Centre

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TORONTO, Feb. 3, 2016 /CNW/ - Piece together the past to change the future at the Ontario Science Centre's new exhibition Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age. Through exciting hands-on displays, including fossils and life-sized replicas, learn how researchers use cutting-edge science and technology to excavate and analyze tusks, teeth, skin, hair and stomach contents to learn more about mammoths and mastodons, mighty creatures who roamed the northern hemisphere during the last Ice Age. This exhibition was created by The Field Museum, Chicago and is free with general admission. Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age opens on February 10 and runs until April 24, 2016. 

What:	Media preview of Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age
Who:	Dr. Maurice Bitran, CEO, Ontario Science Centre
	Dr. Daniel Fisher, Professor, Museum of Paleontology, University of Michigan and Exhibition Curator
	Dr. Hendrik Poinar, Principal Investigator, Ancient DNA Centre, McMaster University
	Dr. Mark Poznansky, President and CEO, Ontario Genomics
	Students from John Polanyi Collegiate Institute
When:	Wednesday, February 10, 2016
	9:30 a.m.         Registration
	10:00 a.m.       Formal remarks and panel discussion
	10:30 a.m.       Self-guided tour of exhibition
Where:	Ontario Science Centre, 770 Don Mills Road, Toronto, ON
	Please enter via main lobby doors.
	TV crews may enter through South Security Entrance via Gateway Blvd.

R.S.V.P. to [email protected] by Monday February 8 at noon to confirm your attendance. Space is limited and will be reserved on a first-come, first-served basis.

SOURCE Ontario Science Centre

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