Global climate dynamics drove the decline of mastodonts and elephants, new study suggests (IMAGE)

University of Bristol

Global climate dynamics drove the decline of mastodonts and elephants, new study suggests

Caption

A scene from northern Italy 2 million years ago - the primitive southern mammoths Mammuthus meridionalis (right-hand side) sharing their watering hole with the mastodont-grade Anancus arvernensis (left-hand side), the last of its kind. Other animals that brought an 'East African air' to Tuscany included rhinos, hippos and zebra-like wild horses.

Credit

Tamura Shuhei

Usage Restrictions

Please provide credit

License

Licensed content

Disclaimer: AAAS and EurekAlert! are not responsible for the accuracy of news releases posted to EurekAlert! by contributing institutions or for the use of any information through the EurekAlert system.