An ancient DNA analysis of the remains of several mastodons, including those which roamed along the Pacific and Atlantic coasts of North America, has revealed the Ice Age giants migrated vast ...

For decades, paleontologists assumed mastodons - the shaggy, elephant-like relatives that once roamed North America - were a relatively uniform species with a broad range. A new study published in ...

Ancestors of today's elephants were forced to constantly migrate because of climate change, new research reveals. Analysis of ancient DNA from the remains of mastodons - including those which roamed ...

An adult mastodon (Mammut sp.) consuming a spruce branch set against a backdrop illustrating their cyclical continental migrations linked to climate fluctuations. At least two species of mastodons ...