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Mastodons
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Mastodons were a genus of animals, related to elephants
and Mammoths, that lived from about 4 million years ago
through to almost 6,000 years ago.
Although they outwardly resembled Mammoths, Mastodons
were in fact distinct from them - Mastodons were browsing
herbivores (principally eating leaves from trees and shrubs) whereas Mammathos
were grazers (eating grasses).
Masotodons inhabited a vast area in
Europe,
Asia and North America. Their
fossils have
been in
Canada,
the United States,
Mexico,
Britain,
Germany,
the Netherlands,
Romania,
and as far South as
Greece and
Honduras.
Mastodons were around 10 feet (3 meters) tall at the shoulder, and equipped
with long horizontal tusks, which could be as long as 16 feet (5 meters).
The tusks are believed to have been used for breaking branches and twigs when feeding,
and, by males, in competitions for mates.
Differences between Mastodons and Mammoths, include
a thinner woolly coat, different shaped teeth, and nearly horizontal tusks (whereas
Mammoth tusks tended to be more curved).
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Mastodons were herbivorous (plant-eating) mammals that lived between 4 million and 6,000 years ago
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Mastodon Books
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By Mastodon
Hal Leonard Corporation
Released: 2009-12-28
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Our Bass Recorded Versions folio features note-for-note bass transcriptions with tab for all seven track's from Mastodon's ambitious 2009 concept album: Crack the Skye * The Czar * Divinations * Ghost of Karelia * The Last Baron * Oblivion * Quintessence. |
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By Cheryl Bardoe
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Mammoths and mastodons roamed the earth for more than a million years, and then suddenly went extinct. What was everyday life like for these colossal cousins of the modern elephant? What did they eat? How did they fit into their Ice Age landscape? Why did they disappear?
These questions and more are answered in this fascinating book that presents the latest research, drawing on the recent discovery of a fully frozen baby mammoth—which has allowed scientists to learn more than they ever could have known just from studying bones and fossils.
Profusely illustrated, Mammoths and Mastodons features photographs of archaeological digs, scientists at work in the field and in labs, and archival relics. Specially commissioned artwork also brings the story of mammoths and mastodons to life. The book includes a bibliography, a glossary, and an index.
Exhibition schedule
Publication will coincide with the Field Museum exhibit Mammoths and Mastodons, which runs from March 5 through September 6 in Chicago and is then projected to tour up to 10 venues through 2014.
March 5–September 6, 2010: The Field Museum, Chicago
October 16, 2010–January 9, 2011: City TBA
November 25, 2011–April 15, 2012: City TBA
May 26–September 3, 2012: City TBA
October 13, 2012–January 13, 2013: Museum of Science, Boston
February 23–May 27, 2013: City TBA
May 10–September, 2014: City TBA
F&P level: V
F&P genre: I |
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By Clifford D. Simak
Fili-Quarian Classics
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Project Mastodon is presented here in a high quality paperback edition. This popular classic work by Clifford D. Simak is in the English language, and may not include graphics or images from the original edition. If you enjoy the works of Clifford D. Simak then we highly recommend this publication for your book collection. |
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By William T. Alderson
American Association of Museums
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A "Feejee mermaid," the skeletal remains of a "wooly mammoth," and a "cabinet of learned turkies which will dance to music," were attractions at Baltimore’s Peale Museum in the early 1800s. As the nation’s first museum directors, Charles Wilson Peale, and his sons Rembrandt and Rubens, laid the foundation of the modern American museum. |
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By Susan Heinrichs Gray
Childs World
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By Archie Macalpin
Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters
Released: 2005-07-30
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This digital document is an article from Michigan Academician, published by Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters on September 22, 2003. The length of the article is 4122 words. The page length shown above is based on a typical 300-word page. The article is delivered in HTML format and is available in your Amazon.com Digital Locker immediately after purchase. You can view it with any web browser.
Citation Details
Title: A census of mastodon remains in Michigan.
Author: Archie Macalpin
Publication: Michigan Academician (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters
Volume: 35 Issue: 3 Page: 223(11)
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By Rachel E. Bearss
Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters
Released: 2005-07-30
Digital (9 pages)
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Citation Details
Title: Vegetation associated with the Heisler mastodon site, calhoun county, Michigan.
Author: Rachel E. Bearss
Publication: Michigan Academician (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 2003
Publisher: Michigan Academy of Science Arts & Letters
Volume: 35 Issue: 3 Page: 301(8)
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