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Astrapotherium ("Great Lightning Beast") was an extinct South American mammal which vaguely resembled a cross between a small elephant, and a very large tapir. It may have fed on marsh plants. This peculiar-looking animal was unrelated to modern elephants, and was, instead, related to another extinct South American elephant-like ungulate, Pyrotherium.

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  • thumb|400px|Astrapotherium El Astrapotherium se parecía mucho al actual tapir, aunque poco tiene que ver con ellos, era exclusivamente suramericano. Categoría:Mamíferos Categoría:Placentarios Categoría:Meridiungulados Categoría:Astrapoterios Categoría:Fauna del Mioceno
  • Astrapotherium ("Great Lightning Beast") was an extinct South American mammal which vaguely resembled a cross between a small elephant, and a very large tapir. It may have fed on marsh plants. This peculiar-looking animal was unrelated to modern elephants, and was, instead, related to another extinct South American elephant-like ungulate, Pyrotherium.
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  • * A. magnum
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  • thumb|400px|Astrapotherium El Astrapotherium se parecía mucho al actual tapir, aunque poco tiene que ver con ellos, era exclusivamente suramericano. Categoría:Mamíferos Categoría:Placentarios Categoría:Meridiungulados Categoría:Astrapoterios Categoría:Fauna del Mioceno
  • Astrapotherium ("Great Lightning Beast") was an extinct South American mammal which vaguely resembled a cross between a small elephant, and a very large tapir. It may have fed on marsh plants. This peculiar-looking animal was unrelated to modern elephants, and was, instead, related to another extinct South American elephant-like ungulate, Pyrotherium. Astrapotherium had an elongated body, with a total length of about 2.5 meters (8.2 ft) and relatively short limbs. It had small, plantigrade, feet, and the hind limbs were significantly weaker than the fore limbs. Its four canine teeth were elongated to form short tusks, and it had broad protruding lower incisors, which likely ground against a horny pad in the upper jaw, as in many modern ruminants. The nostrils were placed high on the head, which might indicate the presence of a trunk, but could equally be due to other reasons, such as an inflatable nasal cavity. The animal was probably at least partially aquatic, living in shallow water and feeding on plants in a similar manner to a modern hippopotamus.
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