1. Approximately when did the woolly mammoth go extinct?2. Is the wooly mammoth more closely related to the Asian elephant or to the American Mastodon? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER.USE THE WORD: Common ancestor Woolly Mammoth Visual #1Phylogenetic Tree Showing Woolly Mammoth EvolutionEvolution of modern elephantsEocene-56-34 myaOligocene-34-23 myaMiocene-23-5.3 myaPliocene-6.3-2.6 myaPleistocene2.6 million-11,700Holocene11,700 years agoto presentyears agomya-million years agowoolly mammoth(Mammuthus primigenius),Asian elephant(Elephas maximus)GomphotheriumAfrican savanna elephant(Loxodonta africana)African forest elephant(Loxodonta cyclotis)American mastodon(Mammut americanum)O Encyclopaadia Britannica, Inc.

Answered: Approximately when did the woolly…

Human Anatomy & Physiology (11th Edition)

11th Edition

ISBN:9780134580999

Author:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Publisher:Elaine N. Marieb, Katja N. Hoehn

Chapter1: The Human Body: An Orientation

Section: Chapter Questions

Problem 1RQ: The correct sequence of levels forming the structural hierarchy is A. (a) organ, organ system,...

See similar textbooks

Related questions

Question

1. Approximately when did the woolly mammoth go extinct? 2. Is the wooly mammoth more closely related to the Asian elephant or to the American Mastodon? PLEASE EXPLAIN YOUR ANSWER. USE THE WORD: Common ancestor

Woolly Mammoth Visual #1
Phylogenetic Tree Showing Woolly Mammoth Evolution
Evolution of modern elephants
Eocene
-56-34 mya
Oligocene
-34-23 mya
Miocene
-23-5.3 mya
Pliocene
-6.3-2.6 mya
Pleistocene
2.6 million-11,700
Holocene
11,700 years ago
to present
years ago
mya-million years ago
woolly mammoth
(Mammuthus primigenius),
Asian elephant
(Elephas maximus)
Gomphotherium
African savanna elephant
(Loxodonta africana)
African forest elephant
(Loxodonta cyclotis)
American mastodon
(Mammut americanum)
O Encyclopaadia Britannica, Inc.

Expert Solution

Step 1

Woolly mammoths were widespread in the northern hemisphere during the last ice age. Their long fur, long tusks, and small ears show that they were exclusively adapted to the cold snowy environment of the ice age.

Phylogenetic trees represent the branching pattern of evolution and also depict the evolutionary relationship between the organisms. When different descendant lineages have the same ancestral lineage, they are said to have a common ancestry. When the taxa share the most recent common ancestor, they are said to be the closest relatives of each other.

Trending now

This is a popular solution!

Step by step

Solved in 2 steps

SEE SOLUTION Check out a sample Q&A here

Knowledge Booster

Learn more about

Need a deep-dive on the concept behind this application? Look no further. Learn more about this topic, biology and related others by exploring similar questions and additional content below.

Similar questions