Behold the Platybelodon, aka “the shovel-tusked elephant.” It wasn’t quite as large as a modern elephant, but still too hefty for your living room–although living rooms had not yet been invented, so that’s no problem. And those elongated jaws helped this animal to catch its food–gnats and fruit flies–on the wing.
[Stop! Get this guy outta here, he’s crazy.]
Sorry about that–I needed a laugh.
Anyway, here’s a very cool prehistoric animal that doesn’t get much press; but you can find out all about it if you click the link above.
Gee, I wish it could fit in my den. It sure would make for a conversational piece 🙂
That is one strange critter. God has quite the imagination.