Elephantosaurus

Elephantosaurus
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
(unranked): Amniota
Class: Synapsida
Genus: Elephantosaurus

Elephantosaurus is an extinct genus of non-mammalian synapsid from the Triassic. Elephantosaurus is estimated to have around the size of a small Horse. It probably used its sharp tusk-like teeth to dig up small shrubs in the ground or to dig up small insects.

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