When did the steppe mammoth live?

Answer 1

Mammoths evolved 5 million years ago, during the end of the Neogene Period. They died out during the Quaternary Period, starting 10,000 years ago, with a few dwarf types surviving until 4,500 years ago.

Answer 2

Mammoths existed from about 4.8 million until about 4,500 years ago. The last species of the genus was the woolly mammoth, which lived in North America and Eurasia. Woolly mammoth remains from about 8,000 BCE have been found in Siberia. The last known groups were isolated populations on St. Paul Island, Alaska, about 3,750 BCE and on Wrangel Island in the Arctic Ocean, about 1,650 BCE.

This means that the later species lived through the last ice age and were present when humans crossed into North America. Whether or not humans played a role in their extinction is a hotly-debated topic among paleontologists and archaeologists.

Answer 3

Mammoths evolved 5 million years ago, during the end of the Neogene Period. They died out during the Quaternary Period, starting 10,000 years ago, with a few dwarf types surviving until 4,500 years ago.

Answer 4

The Steppe Mammoth lived from about 600,000 years ago until about 370,000 years ago.