Platybelodon - Wikipedia
网页Platybelodon ("flat-spear tusk") is an extinct genus of large herbivorous proboscidean mammals related to modern-day elephants, placed in the "shovel tusker" family Amebelodontidae. Species lived during the middle Miocene Epoch in …
Platybelodon: Facts and Figures - ThoughtCo
网页2020年1月9日 · An in-depth profile of Platybelodon, including this prehistoric elephant's characteristics, behavior and habitat.
The Mystery of the “Shovel-Tuskers” - National Geographic
网页2009年7月16日 · In a glass case in the shadow of a mammoth skeleton is a growth series showing the development of the Platybelodon jaw, from juvenile to adult. Like many AMNH displays, however, this series was...
Platybelodon, an extinct four-tusked elephant that once roamed …
网页🐘 Discovering Platybelodon: The Shovel-Tusked Wonder of the Miocene! 🌿🦷Embark on a journey through time as we unveil the mysteries of Platybelodon, an ext...
Extinct elephant likely sawed, not shoveled with its mouth
网页Still, one of the most bizarre extinct proboscideans was Platybelodon. Platybelodon has puzzled scientists ever since its discovery in the early 1920s. While the overall body did resemble modern elephants, its skull indicates something very different was going on.
Absurd Creature of the Week: This Prehistoric Elephant Had a ... - WIRED
网页2013年10月4日 · Platybelodon was an ancestor of the modern elephant that looked like it got hit in the face with a shovel, then absorbed that shovel into its mouth.
Platybelodon Facts, Habitat, Diet, Fossils, Pictures - Extinct Animals
网页2022年3月26日 · The Platybelodon was a genus of prehistoric elephant-like mammals from the order Proboscidea (those possessing a trunk-like organ), under which the modern-day elephants fall. They lived during the middle Miocene Era, and were semi-aquatic in nature. The reason for their extinction is yet unknown.
A Mouth I Can't Stop Thinking About : Krulwich Wonders... : NPR
网页2011年5月20日 · Platybelodons were a very early form of elephant (order Proboscidea) that wandered across Africa, Europe, Asia and North America doing something — we're not sure what — that caused...
Platybelodon: The Shovel-Tusked Elephant - YouTube
网页Explore the fascinating world of Platybelodon, a prehistoric elephant that roamed the Earth between 15 and 4 million years ago. With its unique shovel-shaped...
Platybelodon - Wikiwand
网页Platybelodon is an extinct genus of large herbivorous proboscidean mammals related to modern-day elephants, placed in the "shovel tusker" family Amebelodontidae. Species lived during the middle Miocene Epoch in Africa, Asia and the Caucasus.
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