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[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 35 points 10 months ago

The structure of their skulls also resembles those of elephants, so it's possible they also had long trunks.

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 45 points 10 months ago

This is an old theory that is no longer supported by most paleontologists AFAIK. Trunks require specific musculature, more blood vessels, and more nerves than a regular nose does, and those things leave evidence in the structure of the facial bones.

[-] SargPotTea@lemmy.world 15 points 10 months ago

I'm no scientist and I've never seen one in real life, but I can promise you penguins do not have trunks iirc

[-] aeronmelon@lemm.ee 11 points 10 months ago

Snuffleupagus.

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