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Mammuthus

Mammuthus

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A group of large, hairy elephant-like animals that lived from long before people lived until recent prehistory
  • proper noun
  • /ˈmæməθəs/
  • Specialized
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  • The best-known member of the genus Mammuthus is the woolly mammoth, which lived during the Ice Age.
  • Mammuthus primigenius
  • mammoths, Mammuthus

Examples

  • Scientists have studied Mammuthus bones to learn more about the extinction of large mammals.

  • Several species of Mammuthus have been discovered in the fossil record across Eurasia and North America.

  • The Mammuthus roamed the Earth during the last Ice Age.

  • Scientists discovered fossils of Mammuthus in Siberia.

  • The Mammuthus genus includes the famous woolly mammoth that roamed the Earth's cold regions.

  • Scientists discovered fossils of Mammuthus that provide insight into the ice age environment.

  • The Mammuthus species were known for their long tusks and thick fur, adapting them to harsh climates.

Synonyms

mammoth
vsMammuthus
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A very large, hairy elephant that lived long ago with curved tusks

is a formal genus covering species from the Pliocene through the Holocene

Compounds

Mammuthus columbi
  • Specialized
9.9

A very large extinct elephant-like animal that lived in North America during the ice age

Mammuthus primigenius
  • Specialized
9.3

A large, hairy extinct elephant that lived in cold northern areas during the Ice Age

Surface Forms

Mammuthus main

Etymology

Mammuthus is a scientific name based on the common word mammoth, which came into English from Russian 'mamont' after people found huge, frozen elephant bones in Siberia. So, Mammuthus is used for the group of very large, hairy, extinct elephants we call mammoths.