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MASTODON [1 record]

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Record 1 2011-07-22

English

Subject field(s)
  • Mammals
  • Paleontology
DEF

Any of numerous extinct mammals especially of the genus Mammut that greatly resemble elephants, differ from the mammoths and existing elephants chiefly in the form of the molar teeth, have sometimes small tusks in the lower jaw besides those in the upper jaw, and are widely distributed in Oligocene to late Pleistocene formations.

French

Domaine(s)
  • Mammifères
  • Paléontologie
DEF

Mammifère fossile du groupe des Proboscidiens, qui est apparu à l'oligocène et qui s'est éteint au quaternaire.

OBS

Contrairement à l'éléphant actuel, le Mastodon possédait deux paires de défenses au lieu d'une.

Spanish

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