The Feeding Habits of the Shovel-Tusked Gomphotheres: Evidence From Tusk Wear Patterns

@article{Lambert1992TheFH,
  title={The Feeding Habits of the Shovel-Tusked Gomphotheres: Evidence From Tusk Wear Patterns},
  author={W. David Lambert},
  journal={Paleobiology},
  year={1992},
  volume={18},
  pages={132 - 147},
  url={https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:87230816}
}
Analysis of patterns on the lower and upper tusks of shovel-tusked gomphotheres on the basis of theoretical models of tusk wear indicated that these animals had trunks similar to those of modern elephants.
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