Horned gopher - Wikipedia
WEBHorned gophers are the smallest known horned mammals and the only known rodents ever to have had horns. [3] They are also one of only two known horned fossorial mammals, the other being Peltephilus, an extinct genus of armadillo. [3] They were native to what is now the Great Plains of North America, mostly Nebraska.
Horned Gopher - East Tennessee State University
WEBCeratogaulus cornutasagma is a fossil rodent with nose horns that lived 10 million years ago in Nebraska. It is one of the six known species of horned gophers, an ancient group of rodents that evolved horns for defense from predators.
Why Did These Ancient Gophers Have Horns? - YouTube
WEBPBS Member Stations rely on viewers like you. To support your local station, go to http://to.pbs.org/DonateEons↓ More info below ↓These odd rodents belong to...
Horned gopher - Dinopedia | Fandom
WEBHorned gophers are extinct rodents from the genus Ceratogaulus, a member of the extinct fossorial family Mylagaulidae. Ceratogaulus is the only known rodent genus with horns, and is the smallest known horned mammal.
Extinct gophers evolved horns on their noses for fighting predators
WEBJun 18, 2020 · The only rodents to ever have horns on their noses called North America home more than 5 million years ago. A new species of these horned gophers has now been discovered, and it suggests that...
Why Did These Ancient Gophers Have Horns? | Eons - KET
WEBFeb 11, 2021 · These odd rodents belong to a genus known as Ceratogaulus, but they’re more commonly called horned gophers, because, you guessed it, they had horns. And it turns out the horns probably had a purpose - one …
Horned gopher - Fossil Wiki
WEBHorned gophers are extinct rodents from the genus Ceratogaulus, a member of the extinct fossorial rodent family Mylagaulidae. Ceratogaulus is the only known rodent genus with horns, and is the smallest known horned mammal.
Ceratogaulus - The Horned Gopher - What Was Lost Ep.18
WEBThe horned gopher Ceratogaulus was a rodent which lived during the Late Miocene and Early Pliocene epochs. This burrowing creature is the only rodent to have...
Top 6 extinct mammals with the craziest headgear
WEBCeratogaulus, or the horned gopher, which lived in the Great Plains of North America a few million years ago, is the smallest mammal ever to have sported headgear. Both male and female rodents had double horns on their snouts and those horns were most likely used for …
Why Did These Ancient Gophers Have Horns? - WETA
WEBHorned gophers were extinct rodents that had horns on their heads. Learn how their horns may have helped them survive and why they are important for rodents today.
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