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Mastodon

Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt

Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt
Frankfurt am Main, Germany

The American Mastodon is only remotely related to the mammoths. Its teeth reveal it as a specialized leaf eater, while the completely different dentition of the mammoths was better suited for grinding down grass. The American Mastodon existed for several million years and only became extinct as recently as 10,000 years ago. Until then, it was widely distributed across North America

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  • Title: Mastodon
  • Location: Little Britain, New York, USA
  • Type: original
  • Rights: Sven Tränkner Senckenberg Gesellschaft für Naturforschung
  • weight: 6.500-9.000 kg
  • size: 2,7 - 3,5 m
  • scientific name: Mammut americanus
  • geological Age: Holocene
  • age: 10,000 years
Senckenberg Nature Museum Frankfurt

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