mammutidae

• Terme scientifique désignant une famille éteinte de proboscidiens, communément appelés mastodontes — de grands mammifères ressemblant à des éléphants, ayant vécu aux époques du Miocène et du Pléistocène.

A scientific term referring to an extinct family of proboscideans, commonly known as mastodons, which were large, elephant-like mammals that lived during the Miocene to the Pleistocene epochs.

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1. Extinct family of proboscideansC2formalscientific

   An extinct family of large, elephant-like mammals known as mastodons, which lived from the Oligocene to the Pleistocene epochs.

   Mammutidae (famille éteinte de proboscidiens)

   • The Mammutidae family includes several species of mastodons.
   • Fossils of Mammutidae have been found across North America and Eurasia.
   • Mastodons, belonging to Mammutidae, had distinct cone-shaped teeth for browsing.