unearthing the miocene night vision reveals the ambelodon an extinct shoveltusked proboscidean

ambelodon miocene extinct proboscidean shoveltusker mammal prehistoric animal night vision paleontology proboscidea adaptation ancient paleoenvironment diet foraging tusks species evolution palaeozoology natural history fossils representation rendering evolutionary biology paleoecology shovelshaped vegetation nocturnal behavior predators softground ecological niche reconstruction paleontological methods life creatures mammals