Discovery Steppe mammoth



size (green) compared human , other mammoths


fossilized teeth recovered, skeletal parts rare. complete skeleton of steppe mammoth yet found discovered in 1996 in kikinda, serbia. has been mounted , put on display. specimen female, 3.7 metres (12.1 ft) high, 7 metres (23 ft) in length , 2.7 metres (8.9 ft) long tusks.


another quite complete steppe mammoth excavated in cliffs of west runton in norfolk, uk; preserves jaws , teeth missing upper part of skull. rare skull found in auvergne, france, in 2008 examined dick mol , frédéric lacombat in musée crozatier in le puy-en-velay.


in 1959 zhou, m. z described called new species of mammoth, m. sungari, gained recent notoriety largest proboscidean due 5.3 metres (17.4 ft) tall , 9.1 metres (29.9 ft) long composite skeletal mount based on 2 individuals found in 1980. however, wei et al. (2010), restudied fossils referred m sungari, considered species junior synonym of m. trogontherii. authors state of fossils referrable m. trogontherii, while others can referred m. primigenius, according morphological characters , measurements.








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