Is a mammoth a dinosaur?

No, a mammoth is NOT a dinosaur. Mammoths are mammals, very closely related to elephants. (Mammoths and elephants are members of a group called Elephantidae). Mammoths first appeared a few million years ago and went extinct a few thousand years ago. Dinosaurs on the other hand are reptiles (but not ''lizards'' or any modern day sprawling creature). read more

No, not even close. A wooly mammoth is a mammal, and a relative of the elephant. Dinosaurs, on the other hand, are more related to birds and reptiles. read more

Update: a team of researchers recently announced that they have decoded the near-complete genomes of two 40,000-year-old Woolly Mammoth specimens. Unfortunately, this same trick won't work for dinosaurs, since DNA doesn't preserve well over tens of millions of years. read more