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The partial sequence of the mastodon genome shows the African elephant's ancestor diverged some 26 million years ago. Next to diverge were the mammoth and Asian lineage at 7.6 million years then the Asian diverged from the mammoth about 6.7 million years ago.
Original Paper: http://Biology.plosjournals.org/perlserv/?request=get-document&doi=10.1371/journal.pbio.0050207
Elephant phylogeny: http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn12313-mastodon-genome-sheds-light-on-human-evolution.HTML
Not evolution!I get enough of that bunk on national geographic channel and the discovery channel.The world has only been around for about 10,000 years, which makes more sense than that millions of years who-ha!
Elephants, regardless of the kind, are the closest thing to wooly mammoths and mastodons, as alligators, Gila monsters, and komodo dragons are to Biblical dinosaurs. Supposedly, alligators have a stronger bite than the T-rex!
What else can I help you with?
What is the American mastadon?
the American cousin of the wolly mammoth
What is the state fossil in Alaska?
It's the wolly mammoth
What is the habitat of the saber-toothed?
They lived in cold, dry, rocky tundras along with wolly mammoth and wolly rhino.
How do you get a velociraptor in tap zoo?
Bahamut + Wolly Mammoth= Velociraptor
What species of land animal is the closest surviving relative of the extinct woolly mammoth?
Elephant
What type of plants did a wolly mammoth eat?
The woolly Mammoth mainly ate grass flowers and vegetables
What is habitats of the saber-toothed cat?
They lived in cold, dry, rocky tundras along with wolly mammoth and wolly rhino.
Alaska state fossile?
The state fossile is : Wolly Mammoth (1968)
What species of land animal is the closest surviving relative of the extinct wooly mammoth?
Indian elephant
Are bisons related to mammoths?
They are both mammals, so a bison is more closely related to a mammoth than a mushroom.The closest modern relative of the mammoth is the elephant.
Where do wolly mammoth live?
There is a large collection of mammoth fossils found on the Isle of Wight in the UK. So, that would suggest that the mammoth was living in northern Europe.
Can a gorilla kill a wolly mammoth?
NO. Wolly mammoths are so strong and big when they stand up to 15 ft tall and weigh as much as 5 elephants.
