Columbian Mammoth Tooth Slice

Columbian Mammoth Tooth Slice.

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The prehistoric proboscideans of the Southeast United States, including mammoths, mastodons, and gomphotheres, represent a remarkable chapter in the region's ancient ecological history. These large mammals, relatives of today's elephants, once roamed across this region, leaving behind a fascinating fossil record.

Mammoths and Mastodons: The Southeast United States was home to various species of mammoths and mastodons during the Pleistocene epoch, approximately 2.6 million to 11,700 years ago. Mammoths, adapted to colder, open grasslands, were larger and had a diet primarily consisting of grasses. Mastodons, on the other hand, were smaller, had straighter tusks, and were more adapted to forested environments, feeding on a mix of leaves, twigs, and branches.

Pleistocene