Mastodon - Wikipedia
A mastodon (mastós 'breast' + odoús 'tooth') is a member of the genus Mammut (German for 'mammoth'), which was endemic to North America and lived from the late Miocene to the early Holocene. Mastodons belong to the order Proboscidea, the same order as elephants and mammoths (which belong to the family Elephantidae).
Mastodon | Description, Distribution, Extinction, & Facts | Britannica
2024年11月22日 · mastodon, (genus Mammut), any of several extinct elephantine mammals (family Mammutidae, genus Mammut) that first appeared in the early Miocene (23 million to 2.6 million years ago) and continued in various forms through the Pleistocene Epoch (from 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago).
Mastadon - Description, Habitat, Image, Diet, and ... - Animals …
Mastodons are elephant-like mammals that were native to North and Central America approximately 10,000 years ago. These creatures were members of the taxonomical genus Mammut . The most well-known species is the American mastodon.
Mammutidae - Wikipedia
Mammutidae is an extinct family of proboscideans belonging to Elephantimorpha. It is best known for the mastodons (genus Mammut), which inhabited North America from the Late Miocene until their extinction at beginning of the Holocene, around 11,000 years ago.
The American Mastodon (Mammut americanum) - U.S. National Park Service
2021年10月6日 · Mastodon tooth in the Hagerman Fossil Beds collection. NPS Photo/Faith Brown. Quick Facts! Common name: American mastodon; Scientific name: Mammut americanum; Found at Hagerman: tusks and teeth; Present: mid-Pliocene to end-Pleistocene (10,500 years ago) Range: fossils have been found across North and Central America, from Alaska to Mexico
Mammoths and Mastodons - Ancient Extinct Elephants - ThoughtCo
2019年2月17日 · Mammoths and mastodons are two different species of extinct proboscidean (herbivorous land mammals), both of which were hunted by humans during the Pleistocene, and both of which share a common end.
Mastodon vs Mammoth: 7 Key Differences Explained - A-Z Animals
2024年9月27日 · In this article, we’ll discuss 7 key differences between a mastodon vs mammoth, and also answer a few frequently asked questions about the two species. The term mastodon can describe any one of a number of different species that …
Mastodon Facts, Habitat, Pictures and Diet - Extinct Animals
2022年5月4日 · Any species of extinct proboscideans belonging to the genus Mammut are popularly known as Mastodon. They lived during the Pleistocene epoch until the end of the Ice age and believed to have completely disappeared during the mass extinction of …
Mastodon - New World Encyclopedia
Mastodon is the common name for any of the large, extinct elephant -like mammals comprising the family Mammutidae (syn. Mastodontidae) of the order Proboscidea, characterized by long tusks, large pillar-like legs, and a flexible trunk or proboscis.
Missouri Leviathan: the making of an American mastodon
What is a mastodon? The American mastodon was a large land mammal that roamed North America throughout the Ice Age until as recently as 13,000 years ago. Mastodons lived in pine forests and boggy areas covered by larch and spruce, feeding on twigs, leaves and water plants.