Platybelodon (SciiFii)

A shovel-tusked elephant (Platybelodon asiaticus) is a species of elephant relative that is found throughout temperate, subtropical, and tropical grasslands and open woodlands of Eurasia. It was once extinct, but has since been brought back from extinction by SciiFii and reintroduced by SciiFii's conservationists to help boost biodiversity and to allow extinct animals to retain their own ecological niches. It is a rather large land mammal, growing to about 7 feet tall, 13 feet long, and weigh about as much as a very large white rhinoceros. It is named for its shovel-shaped lower tusks, which is used to scoop up roots, tubers, and other ground-lying plants, which it normally feeds on, but can also feed on leaves and fruits. It is a social herd-dwelling animal, with adult females as well as young males and females living together in small herd, which are leaded by the matriarch (female leader), but bull male shovel-tusked elephants live in mostly solitary lives unless it is breeding seasons, when males have musth and males find suitable females to mate with. The conservation status of the shovel-tusked elephant is Least Concern due to successful conservation efforts.
Category:Animals
Category:SciiFii
Category:Mammals
Category:Cenozoic Park