Mastodon Mastodon Mastodons (Greek: μαστός "breast" and ὀδούς, "tooth") are any species of extinct proboscideans in the genus Mammut (family Mammutidae), distantly related to elephants, that inhabited North and Central America during the late Miocene or late Pliocene up to their extinction at the end of the Pleistocene 10,000 to 11,000 years ago. Mastodons lived in herds and were predominantly forest dwelling animals that fed on a mixed diet obtained by browsing and grazing with a seasonal preference for browsing, similar to living elephants. "M. americanum", the American mastodon, is the youngest and best-known species of the genus. They disappeared from
Mastodon (album) Also included are: Mastodon (album) Mastodon is the only box set released by the American heavy metal band of the same name. It features all of their material released by Relapse Records plus "Blood Mountain" which was originally released on Reprise Records. The box set was limited to 1100 copies and all records were pressed on 180 gram vinyl. The box set was released by Relapse records with no input from the band. The box set contains the following audio: <nowiki>*</nowiki> Unreleased before this box set.<br> <nowiki>**</nowiki>"Leviathan" also includes the band's cover versions of Thin Lizzy's "Emerald", Melvins "The Bit"