Stegomastodon
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Stegomastodon ('roof nipple tooth') is an extinct genus of proboscid.
It stood 2,70 m (9 ft) tall and looked like a robust version of the modern elephant. Unlike most of its relatives, it had just two tusks, like modern elephants. These tusks curved upwards. Stegomastodon's molars were covered in enamel and had a complex pattern of ridges and knobbly protrusions on them, giving the creature a large chewing surface enabling it to eat grass.
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