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the were hunted and killed for meat and sport until they were gone

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What time of day are mastodons active?

Mastodons are extinct,


Did mastodons evolve into elephants?

No, they didn't.Mastodons belonged to a genus of the extinct family Mammutidae.


When did mammoth and mastodons become extinct?

Mastodons and most mammoths became extinct by 10,000 years ago. However, the remains of a Columbian mammoth have been found in the US dating to only about 8,000 years ago, and pygmy mammoths survived on Wrangel Island until about 2500 BC (only 4,500 years ago)!


Where were mastodons found?

Mastodons were found throughout North and South America.


What year did the mastodons first appear?

God made mastodons in 4000 BC.


What modern day continents did mastodons inhabit?

The mastodons, extinct for over 12,000 years, inhabited the continent of North America, with the first remains being discovered in the village of Claverack, New York in the year 1705. There has been comparisons to fossils found in Africa and Asia, however those fossils have not been named.


What era are mammoths and mastadons abundant in?

Mammoths and mastodons were abundant 10,000 years ago. Currently, we live in the Cenozoic era, which began 65.5 million years ago. Therefor, mammoths and mastodons were abundant in the Cenozoic era.


What did mastodons eat?

Mastodons were herbivores, so they ate things like leaves and fruit.


Do mastodons have noses?

no


Who were the American mastodons enemies?

The American Mastodons were top predators and therefore had few enemies. Juvenile Mastodons were at risk from being killed by short-faced bears and American lions.


When did the saber-toothed tiger go instinct?

Saber toothed cats became extinct at the end of the Pleistocene, 10,000 years ago. They probably died out because important food sources, such as mammoths and mastodons, became extinct. It is still unknown why those megafaunal herbivores died out.


Facts about the long ago ice age animals?

The ice age animals include saber tooth tigers, giant sloths, mammoths, and mastodons. They are now extinct but have been discovered through the collection of fossils.