Mammalia
Theria
Eutheria
Placentalia
Boreoeutheria
Euarchontoglires
Glires
Rodentia
Sciuromorpha?
Mylagaulidae
Late Miocene to Early Pleistocene
North America
Length (Quadrupedal): About 30 cm
The smallest horned mammal known to modern science, she has evolved bony (not just keratinous!) horns as a defensive measure. They are no larger nor more elaborate in her male counterparts.
The horned gopher. An animal so self-explanatory, she makes rocket launcher instructions seem like graduate school level calculus!
Sunday, May 31st, 2015
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