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Description
Mammoths were the larger of the two animals, and lived in a plains / prairie environment, such as once existed in eastern Arkansas. Therefore, they had teeth which were specifically adapted to eating the various species of grass found on the plains: the large ridges visible on the fossil mammoth tooth pictured here allowed these animals to grind down the fibrous grasses that they ate.
Recommended Citation
Museum, Chucalissa, "Mammoth Tooth Fossil" (2022). Artifacts. 146.
https://digitalcommons.memphis.edu/chnash-museum-chucalissa-gallery2/146
Keywords
Fossil; Tooth; Mammoth Tooth; Ice Age
