Gomphotherium angustidens Burmeister, 1837
Mammalia
Eutheria
Afrotheria
Proboscidea
Gomphotheriidae
Miocene
Europe, North Africa and Middle East
Length: 3 m
Unlike modern elephants, Gomphotherium had four tusks, the two lower ones forming a shovel for digging up aquatic plants.
January 9, 2015
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