Mammoths and mastodons were distant relatives to the elephant. There is a great deal of debate over when they became extinct and why.

Ref: "What Is a Fossil?" The Rich, Rich Desert. Student Handout. Photo: Skeleton of Columbian mammoth, Mammuthus columbi, in the George C. Page Museum at the La Brea Tar Pits, Los Angeles, California. Taken by WolfmanSF and licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike 3.0 Unported license.

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