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
Remission (Mastodon album) has sold 49,000 units in United States. "Crusher Destroyer" was featured in the 2003 video game "Tony Hawk's Underground". In 2002, "March of the Fire Ants" was included on a 7" split album with High on Fire's "Hung, Drawn and Quartered." After the "Remission" re-release, it was featured on the "Contaminated 5.0", "MTV2 Headbangers Ball", and "Take Action!, Vol. 4" compilations. "Where Strides the Behemoth" was included on "Contaminated 6.0" and "From the Shadows - Metal for the Modern Era". Remission (Mastodon album) Remission is the debut album by American heavy metal band Mastodon. It was released on May 28,