Juan L. Cantalapiedra Profile picture
Evolutionary paleobiologist interested in Cenozoic large terrestrial mammals | head of @Canta_Lab | member of @GloCEE_EcoEvo at Universidad de Alcalá
Jul 1, 2021 16 tweets 6 min read
I am very happy to share our last paper on #proboscidean #macroevolution, a fruitful collaboration between paleontologists from Spain, Finland, UK and Argentina. The main conclusions in this thread (1/n)

nature.com/articles/s4155… Elephants are almost mystic animals, and the idyllic sight of these giants in the wild may suggest that places like this one in Samburu have been unchanged for millions of years. (2/n)

Photograph by Michael Nichols / National Geographic Society Image