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Mastodons once roamed over much of North America. One of them died near the future site of San Diego, causing a scientific controversy 130,000 years later.
science

The Wild Tale of the Cerutti Mastodon, a Fossil That Could Rewrite the Human Story

The Cerutti Mastodon, found near San Diego, shows signs of being butchered 130,000 years ago—but by who? Or what?
Gemma Tarlach August 1, 2024
A large bone hangs from a chain in a church.
Warszawa, Poland

The Mammoth Bone

A massive mammoth bone has been on display inside this church since the 18th century.
Las Vegas, Nevada

Tule Springs Fossil Beds

This arid landscape was once a lush wetland. Today, it's a paleontological site filled with fossilized mammoths, sabertooth cats, and more.
mammoths

Podcast: The Mammoth Site of Hot Springs

Join us for a daily celebration of the world’s most wondrous, unexpected, even strange places.
The Podcast Team September 29, 2021
Berezovsky Mammoth
Saint Petersburg, Russia

Berezovsky Mammoth

One of the most well-preserved mammoth specimens in the world.
Family of mammoth replicas.
Ottawa, Ontario

Dinosaur Crossing Signs and Statues

These prehistoric replicas were based on actual skeletal remains.
The Shropshire Mammoth
Shropshire, England

The Shropshire Mammoth

A replica of one of the most complete mammoth skeletons discovered in England.
Modern footprints speckle the Alkali Flat Trail at White Sands—and around the area, oodles of prehistoric footprints are buried beneath the sand.
geology

How Radar Detected Prehistoric Footprints Beneath White Sands National Monument

Researchers have found Pleistocene-era proof of a human, mammoth, and ground sloth trundling along.
Jessica Leigh Hester November 27, 2019
Johann Friedrich Blumenbach's copy of Boltunov's drawing of the mammoth (which has since been lost).
art

This Terrible Mammoth Drawing Was a Giant Help to 19th-Century Naturalists

The first reconstruction from a flesh-and-blood mammoth looked more like a pig.
Sabrina Imbler September 27, 2019
bones

Paleontologists Are Trying to Understand Why the Fossil Record Is Mostly Males

One theory is that reckless young bison and mammoths got into more trouble.
Sabrina Imbler September 13, 2019
An Ice Age mammal nearly made the endangered species list.
endangered animals

Should the Clearly Extinct Woolly Mammoth Be Reclassified as Endangered?

Maybe, if the goal is to protect elephants from the ivory trade.
Isaac Schultz August 30, 2019
The museum paleontological site.
Texcoco, Mexico

Museo Paleontológico Tocuila (Paleontological Museum of Tocuila)

Get a close look at the gigantic remains of long-extinct mammoths.
Even this woolly mammoth replica doesn't have real woolly mammoth hair.
news

For Sale: A Hat Made of Woolly Mammoth Hair

An expert confirmed its authenticity.
Sarah Laskow August 13, 2018
Two large fossilized mammoth tracks.
science

The Stories Hidden in Fossilized Mammoth Footprints

What researchers uncovered when they analyzed 43,000-year-old tracks.
Christina Ayele Djossa February 14, 2018
Torrey pine grove on Santa Rosa Island.
Santa Barbara County, California

Torrey Pines of Santa Rosa Island

Windswept and remote, this island was once the home of a rare mammoth and today is home to a rare tree.
During the first dig, scientists revealed the mammoth's skull and scythe-shaped tusks.
prehistoric

What Do You Do When You Find a Mammoth on Your Farm?

A behind-the-scenes look at harvest time, soil drainage, and Pleistocene megafauna.
Jessica Leigh Hester December 20, 2017
An artist's impression of a herd of mammoths. Is one considering leaving the herd?
science

Why Teenage Male Mammoths Tended to Die in Really Silly Ways

YOLO
Natasha Frost November 3, 2017
Mammoth skeleton at the centre.
Whitehorse, Yukon

Yukon Beringia Interpretive Centre

Home to a full cast of the largest woolly mammoth ever recovered in North America.