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gptkbp:instanceOf
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Extinct genus
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gptkbp:causeOfExtinction
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Climate change
Human hunting
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gptkbp:class
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gptkb:Mammalia
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gptkbp:commonName
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gptkb:Mastodon
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gptkbp:containsFossilsOf
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gptkb:Canada
gptkb:Mexico
gptkb:United_States
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gptkbp:culturalSignificance
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Featured in Native American legends
Subject of paleontological research
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gptkbp:diet
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herbivore
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gptkbp:differenceFromMammoths
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Body shape
Habitat preference
Teeth structure
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gptkbp:distinctiveFeature
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Cone-shaped cusps on molar teeth
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gptkbp:distribution
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gptkb:North_America
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gptkbp:DNAAnalysis
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Limited due to age of fossils
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gptkbp:extinct
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about 10,000 years ago
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gptkbp:family
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gptkb:Mammutidae
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gptkbp:firstDescribed
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gptkb:Johann_Friedrich_Blumenbach
1799
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gptkbp:fossilRange
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Late Miocene to Holocene
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gptkbp:habitat
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Forests
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gptkbp:hasExhibit
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gptkb:American_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Field_Museum_of_Natural_History
gptkb:Smithsonian_National_Museum_of_Natural_History
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https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
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Mastodons
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gptkbp:kingdom
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gptkb:Animalia
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gptkbp:lifespan
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About 60 years
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gptkbp:nameOrigin
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Greek 'mastos' (breast) and 'odous' (tooth)
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gptkbp:notableSite
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gptkb:Rancho_La_Brea_Tar_Pits
gptkb:The_Cohoes_Mastodon
The Burning Tree Mastodon
The Great Lakes region
The Warren Mastodon
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gptkbp:notableSpecies
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gptkb:Mammut_americanum
Mammut pacificus
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gptkbp:order
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gptkb:Proboscidea
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gptkbp:paleontologicalImportance
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Key to understanding Pleistocene megafauna
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gptkbp:phylum
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gptkb:Chordata
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gptkbp:predators
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Large carnivores
Early humans
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gptkbp:relatedTo
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Mammoths
Modern elephants
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gptkbp:reproduction
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Gave birth to live young
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gptkbp:scientificName
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gptkb:Mammut
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gptkbp:size
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Up to 2.8 meters tall at the shoulder
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gptkbp:status
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Extinct
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gptkbp:tusks
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Long, curved tusks
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gptkbp:weight
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Up to 5,000 kg
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gptkbp:bfsParent
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gptkb:The_Dire_Wolf
gptkb:PFW
gptkb:Purdue_Fort_Wayne_Mastodons
gptkb:Indiana_University–Purdue_University_Fort_Wayne
gptkb:IPFW
gptkb:Prehistoric_Florida
gptkb:Indiana_University_–_Purdue_University_Fort_Wayne
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gptkbp:bfsLayer
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7
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