An Unusual Mastodon Revisited: Providing a Regional Focus for Mammut americanum (Proboscidea, Mammutidae) in the Southeast
A century ago, two large American mastodon Mammut americanum specimens from coastal South Carolina were mounted for display at Amherst College. Their robust build, broad and pentalophodont third molars, and well-developed mandibular tusks were noted as unusual. Here, these specimens are redescribed;...
Main Author: | Inabinett, Matthew |
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Format: | Others |
Language: | English |
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Digital Commons @ East Tennessee State University
2020
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Online Access: | https://dc.etsu.edu/etd/3772 https://dc.etsu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5212&context=etd |
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