Difference between revisions of "Mastodon"
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Revision as of 17:19, December 31, 2009
| Mastodon | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Class Information | |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Order Information | |
| Order | Proboscidea |
| Family Information | |
| Family | Mammutidae |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Mammut |
| Species Information | |
| Species | M. americanum M. cosoensis M. furlongi M. matthewi M. pentilicus M. raki M. spenceri |
| Population statistics | |
| Conservation status | Extinct |
Mastodon (Greek: μαστός mastos, and οδούς donti; "breast tooth") are an extinct species of mammals which closely resemble the elephant.[1]
Notes
- ↑ Nuttall Encyclopedia of General Knowledge, article on Mastodon originally published in 1907 written by Reverend James Wood