Mammuthus primigenius (Woolly mammoth)

Woolly Mammoth

The woolly mammoth of the ice age        Mammuthus primigenius is more popularly known as the woolly mammoth that today is regarded as the poster animal for the ice age,‭ ‬a colloquial term for the Pleistocene period which saw a series of glaciations across the upper latitudes of the Northern hemisphere and an overall‭ ‬reduction in global … Read more

Mammuthus meridionalis

In Depth Further Reading – Tooth morphology of Mammuthus meridionalis from the Southern bight of the North Sea and from several localities in the Netherlands – Hans van Essen – 2003. – Mammuthus meridionalis (Nesti, 1825) from Campo di Pile (L’Aquila, Abruzzo, Central Italy) – S. Agostini, M.R. Palombo M.A. Rossi, E. Di Canzio & … Read more

Mammuthus columbi (Columbian mammoth)

In Depth Mammuthus columbi is better known as the Columbian mammoth,‭ ‬although it is not actually named after the country Colombia that is in South America,‭ ‬but after the province of British Columbia in Canada.‭ ‬The Columbian mammoth appears to have been one of the most common mammoths roaming North America during the Pleistocene,‭ ‬and is … Read more

Mammuthus exilis a.k.a.‭ ‬pygmy mammoth and Channel Islands mammoth

In Depth Further Reading – The Pleistocene elephants of Santa Rosa Island, California. – Science 68 (1754): 140–141. – Chester Stock & E. L. Furlong – 1928. – Giant Island/Pygmy Mammoths:The Late Pleistocene Prehistory of Channel Islands National Park. – National Park Service Paleontological Research 4: 35–39. – Larry D. Agenbroad & Don P. Morris … Read more

Mammuthus trogontherii (Steppe Mammoth‭)

Mammuthus trogontherii,‭ ‬better known as the steppe mammoth,‭ ‬holds an important place for those who study mammoths as it is often treated as a link between the early M.‭ ‬meridionalis known as the southern mammoth and the later M.‭ ‬primigenius,‭ ‬more famously known as the woolly mammoth.‭ ‬ M.‭ ‬trogontherii however was larger than both its ancestor and descendent which … Read more