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The Columbian mammoth (Mammuthus columbi) is an extinct species of mammoth that inhabited North America from southern Canada to Costa Rica during the Pleistocene epoch. The Columbian mammoth descended from Eurasian steppe mammoths that colonised North America during the Early Pleistocene around 1.5–1.3 million years ago, and later experienced hybridisation with the woolly mammoth lineage.
Columbian mammoth The largest may have weighed up to 20,000 pounds. At similar sites, archaeologists have found mammoth bones alongside spearheads, and some of the bones have cut marks where the ...
The Hartley Mammoth Site is a pre-Clovis archaeological and paleontological site in New Mexico. Preserving the butchered remains of two Columbian mammoths, small mammals and fish, the site is notable due to its age (~37,500 BP), which is significantly older than the currently accepted dates for the settlement of the Americas .
Remains of Columbian mammoths at a number of sites suggest that they were hunted by Paleoindians, the first humans to inhabit the Americas. [52] A possible bone engraving of a Columbian mammoth made by Paleoindians is known from Vero Beach, Florida. [53]
The tusk Templeton found is so large because it came from a Columbian mammoth, an animal that could grow up to 15 feet tall at the shoulder and weigh in excess of 10 tons.
† Columbian mammoth [52] † Mammuthus columbi: At least 36 individuals. A large species of mammoth. The largest individual found at La Brea, nicknamed Zed, was unearthed in 2006 and had tusks 3.16 m (10.4 ft) long (measured along their outer curve). Zed is also the most complete mammoth found in the tar pits, preserving 80% of the bones. [53]
Columbian mammoth: Mammuthus columbi: Southern and Western United States, and northern Mexico Most recent remains dated to 8080-7700 BCE. [4] Pygmy mammoth: Mammuthus exilis: Santa Rosae island, California Most recent remains dated to 9130-9030 BCE. [4] Woolly mammoth: Mammuthus primigenius: Northern Eurasia and North America
Mammuthus meridionalis, sometimes called the southern mammoth, is an extinct species of mammoth native to Eurasia, including Europe, during the Early Pleistocene, living from around 2.5 million years ago to 800,000 years ago.