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Mastodons MeSH Descriptor Data 2024


MeSH Heading
Mastodons
Tree Number(s)
B01.050.150.900.649.313.250.500.525
Unique ID
D056666
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D056666
Scope Note
An extinct genus of large mammals in the family Mammutidae, that fed by browsing on tall plants. Eurasian species died out three million years ago, but some specimens of the American Mastodon survived the last Ice Age.
Entry Term(s)
American Mastodon
Mammut
Mammut americanum
Related Numbers
txid39053
Previous Indexing
Elephants (1983-2009)
Public MeSH Note
2010
History Note
2010
Date Established
2010/01/01
Date of Entry
2009/07/06
Revision Date
2021/06/30
Mastodons Preferred
American Mastodon Narrower
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