Digital illustration of a woolly mammoth, Mammuthus

Digital illustration of a woolly mammoth, Mammuthus primigenius. Mammuthus primigenius lived during the Pleistocene epoch, and was one of the last in a line of mammoth species. Closely related to the modern-day elephant, the woolly mammoth remained in the wild until around 1700 BC when it became extinct

1700 Beginnings Cenozoic Closely Composite Elephantidae Enormous Epoch Gigantic Goliath Holocene Hoofed Lived Mammoth Mammuthus Mastodon Megafauna Modern-day Pachyderm Pleistocene Primigenius Primordial Proboscidea Quaternary Related Remained Tusk Woolly

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