Stegotetrabelodon syrticus Variant:Hand painted Its most distinctive feature was

Its most distinctive feature was its head

fossil remains have been found in many places in Europe and Asia

Its hind legs were longer than its front legs

The actual function of its toothless beak is debated

a carnivorous synapsid that inhabited the regions that now constitute the southwestern United States

Stegotetrabelodon syrticus Variant:Hand painted Its most distinctive feature wasDuring the late Miocene and early Pliocene, African ecosystems underwent significant ecological and faunal transitions, most notably the diversification of proboscideans, a group that includes modern elephants and their extinct ancestors. In this paleobiological context, Stegotetrabelodon syrticus represents an important transitional taxon within elephantine evolution, displaying a combination of primitive and derived morphological characters that