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 discography second studio album, "Leviathan", in August 2004. In February 2006, Mastodon released two records — first, a compilation of their first two EP's, titled "Call of the Mastodon", and shortly after, the video album, "The Workhorse Chronicles". In the same year, Mastodon released their major label debut, "Blood Mountain" through Reprise Records, peaking at number 32 on the "Billboard" 200 chart. Mastodon then released "Crack the Skye" in 2009, "The Hunter" in 2011, and "Once More 'Round the Sun" in 2014, which entered the "Billboard" 200 at number 11, number 10, and number 6 respectively. Mastodon discography The discography of