Organisms

Mastodons

An extinct genus of large mammals in the family Mammutidae, that fed by browsing on tall plants. Eurasian species died out three million years ago, but some specimens of the American Mastodon survived the last Ice Age.

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Abstract

An extinct genus of large mammals in the family Mammutidae, that fed by browsing on tall plants. Eurasian species died out three million years ago, but some specimens of the American Mastodon survived the last Ice Age.

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Synonyms

7 entry terms
  • Mammut
  • Mastodon
  • American Mastodon
  • Mammut americanum
  • American Mastodons
  • Mastodon, American
  • Mastodons, American

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18 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings abnormalities, anatomy & histology, blood, cerebrospinal fluid, classification, embryology, genetics, growth & development, immunology, injuries, metabolism, microbiology, parasitology, physiology, psychology, surgery, urine, virology.

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History Note

2010

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Previous Indexing

  • Elephants (1983-2009)

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  1. B01w.050w.150w.900w.649w.313w.250w.500w.525w

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Mastodons. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D056666. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D056666
  2. Mastodons. In: Wikipedia. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mastodon
  3. Mastodons. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q192272