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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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By Mastodon
Hal Leonard
Paperback (80 pages)
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(Guitar Recorded Versions). This collection features all 11 tracks from this 2017 album in accurate tab transcriptions including the lead single "Show Yourself" plus: Ancient Kingdom * Andromeda * Clandestiny * Jaguar God * Precious Stones * Roots Remain * Scorpion Breath * Steambreather * Sultan's Curse * Word to the Wise. |
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By Mastodon
Brand: Hal Leonard
Released: 2009-08-01
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(Guitar Recorded Versions). Crack the Skye tells a story dealing variously with the art aesthetics of Tsarist Russia, astral travel, out of body experiences, and Stephen Hawking's theories on wormholes. The All Music Guide says the CD "rocks, and hard!", calling the guitar arrangements the "most intricate, melodically complex things the band has ever recorded." Our songbook features note-for-note transcriptions in notes & tab for all 7 songs, including the title track and: The Czar * Divinations * Ghost of Karelia * The Last Baron * Oblivion * Quintessence. |
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By Mastodon
Hal Leonard
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(Guitar Recorded Versions). Matching note-for-note transcriptions to Mastodon's chart-topping 2014 release with 11 tracks: Asleep in the Deep * Aunt Lisa * Chimes at Midnight * Diamond in the Witch House * Ember City * Feast Your Eyes * Halloween * High Road * The Motherload * Once More 'Round the Sun * Tread Lightly. PARENTAL ADVISORY FOR EXPLICIT CONTENT. |
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By Bonnie Worth
Random House Books for Young Readers
Released: 2014-09-23
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How cool! The Cat and Co. time-travel to the Great Ice Age!
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The Cat in the Hat visits with Ice Age mammals on a whirlwind tour of the Pleistocene! From ground sloths as big as elephants to bears as heavy as Volkswagens, the Cat introduces young readers to mastodons, mammoths, woolly rhinos, saber-toothed cats, giant horses, and lots more—including humans! In addition, young readers will learn basic facts about the Great Ice Age and early human life, the characteristics of mammals, and the study of fossils. Ideal for supporting the Common Core State Standards and a natural for fans of the hit PBS Kids show The Cat in the Hat Knows a Lot About That!, this is a great way to introduce beginning readers to science! |
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By Cheryl Bardoe
Brand: Harry N. Abrams
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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.
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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:Â V
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By Mastodon
Hal Leonard
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(Guitar Recorded Versions). Exact transcriptions of all the tracks from Mastodon's masterful 2011 release. Features the Grammy-nominated song "Curl of the Burl," and a dozen others: All the Heavy Lifting * Bedazzled Fingernails * Black Tongue * Blasteroid * Creature Lives * Dry Bone Valley * The Hunter * Octopus Has No Friends * The Sparrow * Spectrelight * Stargasm * Thickening. |
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By Susan H. Gray
The Child's World, Inc.
Released: 2014-01-01
Kindle Edition (32 pages)
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Mammoths and Mastodons gives young readers a glimpse at the furry, elephantlike mammals that roamed Earth until about 10,000 years ago. Learn more about how and where these animals spent their time during the Ice Age. |
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By Keith Stewart Thomson
Yale University Press
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The uncovering in the mid-1700s of fossilized mastodon bones and teeth at Big Bone Lick, Kentucky, signaled the beginning of a great American adventure. The West was opening up and unexplored lands beckoned. Unimagined paleontological treasures awaited discovery: strange horned mammals, birds with teeth, flying reptiles, gigantic fish, diminutive ancestors of horses and camels, and more than a hundred different kinds of dinosaurs. This exciting book tells the story of the grandest period of fossil discovery in American history, the years from 1750 to 1890.  The volume begins with Thomas Jefferson, whose keen interest in the American mastodon led him to champion the study of fossil vertebrates. The book continues with vivid descriptions of the actual work of prospecting for fossils--a pick in one hand, a rifle in the other--and enthralling portraits of Joseph Leidy, Ferdinand Hayden, Edward Cope, and Othniel Marsh among other major figures in the development of the science of paleontology. Shedding new light on these scientists’ feuds and rivalries, on the connections between fossil studies in Europe and America, and on paleontology’s contributions to America’s developing national identity, The Legacy of the Mastodon is itself a fabulous discovery for every reader to treasure. |
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By Sharon Clark
CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
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This is work of creative art and satire (17 U.S. Code § 107) Mastodon is an American heavy metal band from Atlanta, Georgia, formed in 2000. The group is composed of bassist Troy Sanders, guitarists Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher, and drummer Brann Dailor, all of whom perform vocals in studio (with the exception of Bill Kelliher). They all perform vocals at live shows. Their musical style features progressive concepts and unique instrumentation. |
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By Adrian Lister
Firefly Books
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A vivid, authoritative exploration of the iconic giants of the Ice Age. Featuring stunning photographs of skeletons, casts, tusks and preserved flesh from the world-famous collections of the Natural History Museum in London and Chicago's Field Museum (home to the most complete and best preserved mammoth baby), this book reveals what life was like for these prehistoric giants whose remains invite so much modern fascination and speculation. From 1.8 million to 10,000 years ago as global temperatures cooled, colossal mammals were an imposing presence on the Pleistocene landscape, roaming alongside humans across great swaths of Europe, Asia, and much of North America. Mammoths and Mastodons of the Ice Age explains the differences between these animals, describes their habitats and behaviors, and introduces other amazing creatures from the Ice Age, such as the saber-toothed cat, giant sloth, cave bear and dire wolf. Drawing on current scientific research, including recently revealed DNA analysis that shows the real color of mammoths, Adrian Lister explores how hunters stalked the elephantine prey, why they died out and whether it's possible to clone them today. He also examines what wild elephants (their surviving cousins) tell us about their extinct ancestors and how the natural and human-caused challenges elephants face today may doom them to the same fate. Mammoths and Mastodons of the Ice Age is a tie-in with the traveling museum exhibition "Mammoths and Mastodons: Titans of the Ice Age," which opened in Chicago in 2010, and will tour through 2016. The similarly named 3D film has received rave reviews and undoubtedly will become a popular big-screen event, once the museum exhibition closes. |
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