Ancient elephants grazed before they had the teeth for it

Thursday, June 27, 2013 - 06:31 in Paleontology & Archaeology

Ancient elephants switched from eating primarily leaves and shrubs to feeding on grass several million years before their teeth were fully adapted for grazing, according to a new study.

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