Mammuthus (genus)

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Scope note
Extinct genus of the elephant family that lived from the Pliocene epoch (5 million years ago) into the Holocene (5,000 years ago) in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. They were characterized by having long, curved tusks a coat of long hair in colder climates.
Mammuthus
Accepted term: 13-May-2024