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Mammoths on Santa Cruz

No mammoth bones have yet been found on Santa Cruz Island, but teeth have been discovered both among Native American artifacts, and individually in the earth. It is possible that the Chumash traded the teeth as collectors items between islands, which may mean that the mammoths, for whatever reason, did not choose to remain on Santa Cruz Island, choosing instead to live on the Santa Rosa and San Miguel areas of that larger island, Santarosea. Or perhaps, there are mammoth fossil discoveries yet to be made on Santa Cruz.



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Mammoths on Other Islands Around the World
The evolution of the massive mammoths down to the pygmy mammoths is not an occurrence unique to the Channel Islands. Remarkably, the same process took place around the world on other islands where the mammoths found themselves separated from the mainland - presumably protected from mainland predators, and having to adapt to a new food source. Take a look at a world map and see where the pygmy mammoths have been found :

Malta and Sicily, southwest of Italy

The Island of Ceylon, near India

Wrangle Island, north of Siberia

Santa Rosa and San Miguel Island

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