mammutidae

• Termo científico que designa uma família extinta de proboscídeos, popularmente conhecidos como mastodontes — mamíferos de grande porte semelhantes a elefantes que viveram no Mioceno e no Pleistoceno.

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.

   Família extinta de proboscídeos

   • 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.