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Day 30: Glyptodon clavipes
This gigantic, car-sized armadillo lived in the late Pleistocene epoch in Argentina. They also likely used their armored, spiked tails to whack each other in intraspecific combat!
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Day 29: Zygomaturus trilobus
This diprotodontid was one of the world’s largest marsupials and is known for having a tall, raised nose and possibly semi-aquatic habits.
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Day 28: Sivatherium giganteum
This massive, almost Moose-like giraffid lived in the Pliocene epoch of India. Yours truly is included for scale :)
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Day 27: Paranthropus boisei
Paranthropus shows off a cool rock to you he found and sharpened. Do u accept his gift??
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Day 23: Tylocephalonyx skinneri
This large perissodactyl from the Miocene epoch of North America is noted for having a big dome-like projection on its head, possibly for sexual display or ornamentation.
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Day 22: Platybelodon grangeri
This Ambelodontid proboscidean was a strange relative of modern elephants from the Miocene of Africa and Eurasia, famous for their shovel-like lower jaws and extended lower incisors. #marchofthemammals2023 #paleoart #digitalillustration #elephant
Day 21: Enhydriodon omoensis
This massive Otter from Miocene Ethiopia was the largest known mustelid at over 400 lbs!
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#marchofthemammals2023 Day 14: Scarrittia the rhino-like South American native ungulate going on a stroll
#marchofthemammals2023 Day 13: Ekaltadelta ima
This funny lil marsupial may have once lived in the Oligocene-Miocene in Australia, but they actually have a surviving relative called the Musky Rat Kangaroo🦘
Day 11: Andrewsarchus mongoliensis
This massive carnivore from the Eocene was actually an even-toed ungulate, more closely related to modern hippos and the fearsome, extinct entelodonts than any group of carnivoran mammals!
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