Mammoth Cave just got a little more “Mammoth” - U.S. National …
Sep 8, 2022 · Mammoth Cave is officially six miles longer. The new additions bring the total length of the cave to 426 miles. The announcement comes during the park’s 50th Anniversary celebration of the Flint Ridge-Mammoth Cave connection which earned Mammoth Cave the title of longest cave in the world.
News Releases - Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National …
Aug 30, 2020 · On this page are the latest press releases from Mammoth Cave National Park. For further information on any of these items, please contact the park's Public Information Officer, Molly Schroer, at 270-758-2192.
Mammoth Cave National Park Adds New Miles to Cave Length
Sep 14, 2021 · Mammoth Cave National Park is commemorating the National Day of Service and their longstanding partnership with the Cave Research Foundation (CRF) by announcing the addition of eight miles of passageways in Mammoth Cave.
Paleontologists Discover Two New Shark Species From Fossils in Mammoth …
Feb 9, 2024 · Researchers have identified two new shark species from fossil discoveries in Kentucky’s Mammoth Cave National Park. The prehistoric fish are estimated to have lived more than 325 million years...
325 million-year-old shark graveyard discovered deep within Mammoth …
Feb 7, 2024 · Two new shark species that lived 325 million years ago have been discovered in Kentucky's Mammoth Cave National Park and northern Alabama. The sharks would have lived in an ancient seaway that...
New species of ancient "scraper tooth" shark identified at Mammoth Cave …
Oct 12, 2023 · A news release from the NPS said that "several small spoon-like teeth were found in a cave wall and ceiling" while paleontologists investigated the area as part of an ongoing paleontological...
Mammoth Cave delivers two new species of ancient sharks in …
Feb 8, 2024 · Paleontologists discovered two new species of ancient sharks and put together research using the sharks' fossilized teeth and even a set of gills found in the depths of Mammoth Cave National...
'No End in Sight': New Passages Found in Longest Cave in the …
Sep 14, 2021 · The Mammoth Cave system, located in Kentucky, now officially has 420 known miles of passages. Explorers discovered and mapped additional passageways in the world's longest cave system.
Cave Sing 2024 - Mammoth Cave National Park (U.S. National …
News Release Date: November 21, 2024 Contact: Molly Schroer, 270-758-2192. MAMMOTH CAVE, Ky. – Mammoth Cave National Park will host the 45th annual Cave Sing celebration on Sunday, Dec. 1, 2024, at 2 p.m. CST. The free holiday event will feature musical performances in the cave by the Lindsey Wilson College Singers, The Heart of Kentucky ...
Mammoth Cave historical dig uncovers 19th and 20th-century …
Jul 10, 2022 · Archeologists on a mission to see where a mysterious passageway under the world's longest known cave system goes are uncovering 19th and 20th-century artifacts in the historical dig.