Astrapotherium magnum
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| Astrapotherium Fossil range: Late Oligocene to Mid Miocene |
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| Astrapotherium magnum |
Astrapotherium magnum ("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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Mentioned in the book Ghost by Piers Anthony, ISBN 0-312-93272-3. Published by Tom Doherty Associates, Inc. / 49 West 24 Street / New York, N.Y. 10010.
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