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Mammuthus primigenius, the woolly mammoth, ranged across Eurasia and North America through the Pleistocene and survived in isolated Wrangel Island populations until roughly 4,000 years ago, making it one of the last surviving proboscidean megafauna.
8.80
Great
Why this score?
Iconic Ice Age species with abundant fossils, frozen remains, and de-extinction interest; broad consensus significance.
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Mammut americanum, the American mastodon, inhabited forests across North America until approximately 10,000 years ago and is distinguished from mammoths by its lower-crowned, cusped teeth adapted for browsing woody vegetation.
8.15
Great
Why this score?
Classic North American proboscidean with abundant remains and extinction relevance; less iconic than mammoth.
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