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Side-by-side illustration comparing the American mastodon (Mammut americanum), woolly mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius), and modern African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana), showing differences in size, body shape, and tusks, with a scale bar indicating 1 meter and 3 feet. American mastodon (Mammut americanum)
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Mastodons and woolly mammoths were hunted by some Paleo-Indians. These animals were...
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American mastodon (Mammut americanum)
Mastodons diversified greatly during the Pliocene Epoch.
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