Helping Our Peninsula's Environment

Mammoths (Extinct)

"On the Channel Islands the remains of several hundred mammoths have been found in sea cliffs, exposed by wave erosion (Orr, 1969, p. 31, 35); mammoth remains have also been found at or near the present shoreline in other parts of coastal California. Among the last to disappear was a population of dwarf mammoths (some no more than 4-6 feet tall) on Santa Rosa Island. These may have survived until 8,000 years ago." Gordon, Burton L., 1996. "Monterey Bay Area: Natural History and Cultural Imprints", Boxwood Press, Pacific Grove, California.

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