Learn more about the mastodon from the Illinois State Museum. Click on image to enlarge. Gomphotheres are browsing forms, related to elephants. These are also very rare in South Texas. The Columbian Mammoth is closely related to the Indian elephant.
Mammoths are grazers and they are among the most common fossils in South Texas.
A full grown, male Columbian mammoth stood 4 meters tall at the shoulder. Learn more about mammoths from the Illinois State Museum. Family Camelidae Camels and llamas initially evolved in North America in the late Eocene. Tooth row length is 168 mm. Click on image to enlarge.