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Mastodons, in this case the Pacific mastodon species, were a large, tusked herbivore, whose evolutionary line diverged from that of elephants around 27 million years ago.

From Washington Times • Jun. 2, 2023

Local authorities cordonned off the area on Friday evening to protect the tusked animal, which was resting onshore, according to a picture tweeted by the prefecture.

From Reuters • Nov. 19, 2022

Since the presence of a tusk is largely restricted to the males, it is possible the tusked females benefit in a similar way to the hummingbirds.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2022

But it could take a long time for tusked females to become as common as they once were.

From Science Magazine • Oct. 21, 2021

It belonged to men like this, in tusked helms and bronze chest plates, with axes strapped across their backs.

From "Strange the Dreamer" by Laini Taylor