Dinotherium: The Terrible Backwards-Tusked Elephant
Update: 2025-11-30
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Provides an in-depth account of Dinotherium, a massive extinct relative of modern elephants distinguished by its downward-curving lower tusks and colossal size—reaching up to ten tons, nearly twice that of today’s elephants. It examines the possible functions of the tusks, suggesting they may have been used for foraging, stripping bark, or digging, while also mentioning outdated theories such as using them for anchoring during rest in water. Additionally, the text traces Dinotherium’s evolutionary timeline, noting its emergence in the middle Miocene, its expansion beyond Africa during the proboscidean datum event, and the taxonomic uncertainties that still surround the classification of its various species.
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