Getting to the root of the issue: Hair structure and morphology in Mammoth and Woolly Rhino

Mammoth and woolly rhino are two iconic species of the ice age. Mammoth in particular is one of the most studied and perhaps best understood of the Pleistocene megafauna. In part this is due to abundant and detailed discussion of their skeletal anatomy, but also thanks to unique preservation of frozen carcasses from present day…