LC control no. | sh 85082008 |
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LC classification | QE882.P8 |
Topical heading | Mastodons |
Variant(s) | Mammut Mastodon |
See also | Mammutidae |
Found in | McKenna, M.C. Classification of mammals above the species level, 1997: p. 500 (Mammut, Mastodon, Mastodons) Britannica Micro. (mastodon, any of several extinct elephantine mammals (Family Mastodontidae, genus Mastodon [also called Mammut]) that first appeared in the early Miocene and continued in various forms through the Pleistocene Epoch. Mastodons were shorter than modern elephants but were heavily built.) |