Toxodon platensis Owen, 1837
Mammalia
Eutheria
Notoungulata
Toxodontia
Toxodontidae
Toxodontinae
Pleistocene
South America
Length: 3 m
This peculiar terrestrial animal was one of the largest and most common mammals in South America during the Late Pliocene and Pleistocene periods.
December 6, 2014
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