mastodon

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The shrub-like oak tree has been a fixture of the landscape since mastodons and saber-toothed cats last roamed Southern California.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 14, 2024

Remains of mastodons are frequently found across the continent, with Indiana legislators voting a couple years ago to designate the mastodon as its official state fossil.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 6, 2024

But by 11,000 years ago, mastodons were extinct.

From Science Daily • Mar. 27, 2024

Scientists are beginning to tell such ancient stories by looking at the layers of minerals that once accumulated each day on the outside of the tusks of mammoths and mastodons.

From New York Times • Jan. 17, 2024

I followed Dr. Thorn inside, through a huge chamber full of mastodons and dinosaur skeletons.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan