Megaherbivore Fossils (IMAGE)

University of Utah

Megaherbivore Fossils

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A fossil tooth of a hippo (Hippopotamus amphibius) (left) and a fossil tooth of a white rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum) (right) , two of the few surviving megaherbivores, from the Late Pleistocene of western Kenya (left).

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J. Tyler Faith

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