Collection: Mammoth

Mammoths are extinct relatives of today's elephants. The various species of mammoth were commonly equipped with long, curved tusks and, in northern species, a covering of long hair. They lived from the from around 5 million years ago to about 4,000 years ago, and various species existed in Africa, Europe, Asia, and North America. They were members of the family Elephantidae, which also contains the two genera of modern elephants and their ancestors.