Description Mammuthus meridionalis
size (grey) compared human , other mammoths
with shoulder height of 4 m (13.1 ft) , estimated weight of 10 tonnes (11 short tons), m. meridionalis 1 of largest proboscideans have ever lived, along other larger species of mammoth, , earlier deinotherium. estimate gives shoulder height of 3.97 m (13.0 ft) , weight of 10.7 tonnes (11.8 short tons). had robust twisted tusks, common of mammoths. molars had low crowns , small number of thick enamel ridges, adapted woodland diet of leaves , shrubs; indicates lived on relatively warm climate, makes more probable lacked dense fur.
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