| Woolly Mammoths lived from the Pleistocene to the early Holocene epoch (about 120,000 to 4,000 years ago). They lived in the tundras of Asia, Europe, and North America. The Woolly Mammoth stood 11 ft. at the shoulder, and weighed 6-8 tons.
The Mamoth had four teeth that were about 11 in. long and ate approximately 700 pounds of vegetation daily. Over the years, these molars wear and break apart. Behind the worn teeth, in both the jaw and skull, new teeth formed. The new teeth gradually pushed out the old set. Similar to a forward moving conveyor belt, the new teeth moved into position. Mammoths grew 6 sets of teeth over a lifetime.
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