Diplocaulus magnicornis Stegodon curved nasal horns

curved nasal horns

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numerous finds have allowed scientists to study its anatomy and ecology in detail

Mammals related to modern elephants but with very specific craniodental adaptations

Diplocaulus magnicornis Stegodon curved nasal hornsDiplocaulus magnicornis was a unique lepospondyl amphibian that lived during the Early Permian , about 270 million years ago, in what is now North America. Its most striking feature was the shape of its skull: wide and flattened, with boomerang shaped lateral projections that gave it a unique and easily recognizable appearance. Skull and horns The skull of Diplocaulus could have been over 50 centimeters wide , being much wider than it was long. The