Britt’s Shovel-tusker – Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating: 100 Years @FloridaMuseum https://www.floridamuseum.ufl.edu/100-years/object/britts-shovel-tusker/
Shovel-tuskers were among the largest proboscideans (related to elephants) to live in North America. Paleontologists once believed they used their huge shovel-shaped jaws and tusks to scoop up aquatic plants, but Museum research suggests multiple purposes, including digging soil and scraping bark of
Florida Museum photo by Kristen Grace Rare, Beautiful & Fascinating Online Exhibit
