Ceratogaulus, or the horned gopher, which lived in the Great Plains of North America a few million y
Ceratogaulus, or the horned gopher, which lived in the Great Plains of North America a few million years ago, is the smallest mammal ever to have sported headgear. Both male and female rodents had double horns on their snouts and those horns were most likely used for defense. Art by Lucas Lima for Earth Archives.#ceratogaulus #hornedgopher #gopher #rodents #mammals #horns #headgear #pleistocene #fossils #paleontology #greatplains #science #nature #animals #eartharchives -- source link
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