Mastodon
A mastodon is any proboscidean belonging to the extinct genus Mammut (family Mammutidae) that inhabited North and Central America during the late Miocene or late Pliocene up to their extinction at the end of the Pleistocene 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. Mastodons lived in herds and were predominantly forest-dwelling animals that lived on a mixed diet obtained by browsing and grazing, somewhat similar to their distant relatives, modern elephants, but probably with greater emphasis on browsing.
M. americanum, the American mastodon, and M. pacificus, the Pacific mastodon, are the youngest and best-known species of the genus. Mastodons disappeared from North America as part of a mass extinction of most of the Pleistocene megafauna, widely believed to have been caused by overexploitation by Clovis hunters.
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MAST01
8 " Long x 4 1/2 " Wide x 3 " Tall - 2.64 Pounds - -Beautiful Mastodon Tooth Found Scuba Diving In the Rivers Of South Carolina. - 5 Capped With Visible Core$795.00 Add to cart -
Mastodon Tusk
Weighing in at 4 pounds 10.5 ounces this beautiful Mastodon Tusk came from a Juvenile Mastodon and is 16 inches long, 2 5/8 inches in diameter. Found in Beaufort, S.C. *STAND INCLUDED*"$1,995.00 Add to cart