" You probably don't know what mastodons are, but when you finish reading these facts, you will know everything about mastodons. "

Mastodons are mammals that lived with mammoths in the Ice Age. They were smaller than mammoths, but their tusks reached up to 9 feet. Like the mammoth, the mastodon was covered with shaggy hair. The mastodon was a bit like the modern elephanto. The mastodon was very large, with big, sturdy legs, tusks, and a big muscular trunk. Mastodons had pointy, wide teeth. Their teeth were great for eating plants, grass, bark, tree branches, herbs, and shrub. They lived in Ohio for about 3.75 million years to 10,000 years ago. Adult mastodons were about 6 to 10 feet. They weighed between 3,500 and 5,400 kilograms. They probably became extinct due to the climate. Like the modern elephant, the mastodon was very large, with thick, sturdy legs, a huge head, tusks, and a flexible, muscular trunk. Also, like the mammoth, the mastodon was covered with shaggy hair.