Showing posts with label Elephant Tusk. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Elephant Tusk. Show all posts
Saturday, February 14, 2015
The Biggest Rodent to Ever Stalk the Earth Lived About 3 Million Years Ago - Extinct Mega-Rodent Had Teeth Like Elephant Tusks
Talk about a rodent of unusual size.
The biggest rodent to ever stalk the Earth lived about 3 million years ago in what is now South Africa — and it used its large front teeth the way today's elephants use their tusks.
The bull-size creature likely used its incisors to root around in the ground for food, possibly even fighting off predators with the sturdy teeth, according to a new study.
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