Mammoth

:This article is about the extinct mammal. For the town with this name, see Mammoth, Arizona.

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Mammuthus columbi Columbian mammoth

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Mammuthus exilis Pygmy mammoth

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Mammuthus jeffersonii Jeffersonian mammoth

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Mammuthus meridionalis

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Mammuthus primigenius Wooly mammoth

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A mammoth (from Russian мамонт) is any of a number of an extinct genus of elephant, often with long curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They inhabited the northern regions of the world, in Europe, North Asia, and North America during the Ice Age.

Related Topics:
Russian - Elephant - Tusks - Europe - North Asia - North America - Ice Age

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