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Definition of Genus mammut
1. Noun. Extinct type genus of the Mammutidae: mastodons.
Generic synonyms: Mammal Genus
Group relationships: Family Mammutidae, Family Mastodontidae, Mammutidae
Member holonyms: Mastodon, Mastodont, American Mastodon, American Mastodont, Mammut Americanum
Lexicographical Neighbors of Genus Mammut
Literary usage of Genus mammut
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Reports Dealing with the Systematic Geology and Paleontology of Maryland by Maryland Geological Survey (1906)
"... cases the measurements have been made and folds counted near the middle of
the tooth. Genus MAMMUT Blumenbach. MAMMUT AMERICANUM (Kerr) THE AMERICAN ..."
2. Reports and Papers by Iowa Geological Survey (1914)
"Genus MAMMUT Blumenbach. The Mastodons. Elephant-like animals which differ from
the true elephants in the character of their teeth, the grinding surface of ..."
3. Iowa Geological Survey: Report (1914)
"Genus MAMMUT Blumenbach. The Mastodons. Elephant-like animals which differ from
the true elephants in the character of their teeth, the grinding surface of ..."