3, 5 million years ago, there were "horse-gorilla"

Representatives of the so-called troop halikoterievyh lived in the era of the Eocene and Pliocene (40-3, 5 million years ago). These herbivorous animals have short hind legs, which took over the main body weight and long front legs, to help them when walking - about as gorillas move. Dimensions halikoteriya varied, with some species were the size of a horse, which, by the way, they were like, and the structure of the skull.

Some scientists believe that their "hands" of these amazing creations of nature dug edible tubers and roots, but other paleontologists believe that mainly using animal clawed paws fetched from the trees leaves. Found remains of halikoterievyh confirm that is likely to last right as wear claws and teeth does not indicate that their owners ate tough foods such as root vegetables.





On the upper jaw of these herbivores had no front teeth, while others have their teeth were not erased, so halikoteriya were true gourmets - they attracted only a soft and succulent leaves and stems of plants.





These unusual "horse-gorilla" lived all over the world - in Europe, Africa, Asia and North America. At the end of the Oligocene epoch they even divided into two groups: one lived in the open country, while others were more adapted to life in the woods.

Anyway, this experiment had started outdoors, finished - about 3, 5 million years ago halikoteriya extinct.

via factroom.ru