Columbian Mammoth and Smilodon (La Brea Tar Pits)
433433Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi Hibbard, 1955)
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Dimensions: length - 4.25-6 m (withspiralled tusks), height - 3.5-4.0 m, weight - 9000 kg
Temporal range: during the Late Pleistocene epoch (endemic to North America)
Smilodon (Smilodon fatalis Leidy, 1869)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: †Machairodontinae
Tribe: †Smilodontini
Size: 2,2 meters long, 1,1 meters tall at the shoulder. Weight estimated at up to 250 kg.
Time period: Throughout the Pleistocene, till the very early Holocene (North America).
Columbian Mammoth (Mammuthus columbi Hibbard, 1955)
Order: Proboscidea
Family: Elephantidae
Dimensions: length - 4.25-6 m (withspiralled tusks), height - 3.5-4.0 m, weight - 9000 kg
Temporal range: during the Late Pleistocene epoch (endemic to North America)
Smilodon (Smilodon fatalis Leidy, 1869)
Order: Carnivora
Family: Felidae
Subfamily: †Machairodontinae
Tribe: †Smilodontini
Size: 2,2 meters long, 1,1 meters tall at the shoulder. Weight estimated at up to 250 kg.
Time period: Throughout the Pleistocene, till the very early Holocene (North America).