Infant Mammoth Teeth Pair (w/ stands) Hematite From fossil remains it appears

From fossil remains it appears that some species had heavy

) The variation in colors are due to trace amounts of other elements replacing the calcium during the crystalline formation

Hematite is an iron oxide crystal and an important ore of iron

thus allowing for a rainbow of colors to be formed

Adult males averaged half a ton in weight

Infant Mammoth Teeth Pair (w/ stands) Hematite From fossil remains it appearsMammoths existed during the Pliocene period, some 4. 8 million years ago. However, the earliest Woolly Mammoth (Mammuthus primigenius) was discovered in Eurasia, with its remains dating back only 150,000 years ago. Most Woolly Mammoths disappeared between 10 12,000 years ago with a few notable exceptions. Mammoth remains were discovered on St. Paul's Island off the coast of Alaska, dating around 6,000 years old, and on Wrangel Island north of Siberia,