Introduce wooly mammoths based on the tree. Why dont we see woolly mammoths today?

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Introduce wooly mammoths based on the tree. Why dont we see woolly mammoths today?
Phylogenetic Tree Showing Woolly Mammoth Evolution
Evolution of modern elephants
Eocene
-56-34 mya
Oligocene
-34-23 mya
Miocene
-23-5.3 mya
Pliocene
-5.3-2.6 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)
Gomphotheriuit
African savanna elephant
(Loxodonta africana)
African forest elephant
(Loxodonta cyclotis)
American mastodon
(Mammut americanum)
OEncyclopadia Britannica, Inc.
Transcribed Image Text:Phylogenetic Tree Showing Woolly Mammoth Evolution Evolution of modern elephants Eocene -56-34 mya Oligocene -34-23 mya Miocene -23-5.3 mya Pliocene -5.3-2.6 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) Gomphotheriuit African savanna elephant (Loxodonta africana) African forest elephant (Loxodonta cyclotis) American mastodon (Mammut americanum) OEncyclopadia Britannica, Inc.
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