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MASTODON TEETH TOOTH |
 | | Emerging 55 million years ago, the group of mammals called Proboscideans are identified by the presence of tusks and a trunk and comprise three families: Mammutidae, Gomphotheriidae and Elephantidae. |
 | | In Florida, the mastodon, a member of the family Mammutidae (mammoths are members of Elephantidae), represents one of two of the oldest known proboscideans first dating back to the Miocene. |
 | | They became extinct 11,000 years ago along with all other proboscideans in Florida. |
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