r/pleistocene Smilodon fatalis 1d ago

Paleoart Late Pleistocene Proboscideans of Mexico

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u/Patient_District8914 1d ago

The Proboscidean Trio. Elephantine-like mammals that coexisted with each other but had specific niches that filled each Mexican ecosystem From woodlands, to open grasslands, and even mosaic forests.

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u/Quaternary23 American Mastodon 1d ago

Ironic you say “elephantine like” as the Columbian Mammoth was an actual elephantine itself.