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Choose a Page:How are fossils formed?*Why did ancient elephants have fur?*What were the first land animals?What were the first animals like?How many fossils are there?What were the first forests like?What is an ammonite?What is a petrified forest?Which animals replaced the dinosaurs?Why would you burn a fossil?What types of fossil are there?Are fossils still being made today?How old are the oldest-known fossils? Why did ancient elephants have fur? The ancient elephant, or woolly mammoth, was a huge creature that could stand up to 4.5 metres high at the shoulder. The mammoth was an animal of the Ice Age, over 30,000 years ago, when the world was much colder than it is today. Its thick coat of fur helped to keep it warm. Mammoths have been found deep-frozen in the ice fields of Siberia, in Russia, with their fur, and even the food in their stomachs, still preserved. The largest mammoths had tusks over 5 metres long.   Previous: Back Book: 1001 Section: Nature Chapter: Fossils and Prehistoric Life