Mysterious animal which baffled Darwin

[Still Waters]

A mysterious animal which roamed the Earth 10,000 years ago with the body of a rodent, legs of a camel and the nose of an elephant is related to modern horses, scientists have discovered.

The bones of the South American native ungulate Macrauchenia patachonica baffled Charles Darwin when he dug them up in Uruguay 180 years ago.

http://www.telegraph...d-to-horse.html

[Lucas Cooper Merrin]

How bizarre!

Its like a prototype or a hybrid!

Evolution broke the mould with that creature

[DefenceMinisterMishkin]

Right on! Where do I get one..

[Lucas Cooper Merrin]

Right on! Where do I get one..

Once the mammoth has hatched this will be next in the incubator

[XenoFish]

And in heaven the angels spoke to the lord,"Father we have parts left over." and the lord replied "Put them in the pot together and let's see what we get." And the lord looked upon the creature and said,"Meh, this'll confuse them."

[Thorvir]

That's an eliphino.

[+DieChecker]

Reminds me a little of a Saiga...

Also a tapir....

EDIT:

From Article:

The researchers were able to conclusively show that the closest living relatives of these species were the perissodactyls, a group that includes horses, rhinos, and tapirs.

Ha! Tapirs.....

Edited March 19, 2015 by DieChecker

[+Hammerclaw]

Most Horse evolution occurred in the Americas--and they weren't alone. A large extended family was present, as well. http://news.discovery.com/animals/strange-animals-reveal-bizarre-past-of-horses-photos-150318.htm

[Likely Guy]

This is being discussed here already, isn't it?

http://www.unexplained-mysteries.com/forum/index.php?showtopic=279386&pid=5477203&st=0entry5477203

Edited March 19, 2015 by Likely Guy

[+Hammerclaw]

This is being discussed here already, isn't it?

http://www.unexplain...0

Yes and no. That seems to be excerpted from the complete article I posted. If I'd noticed it prior, I would have added mine to it.

[+Hammerclaw]

Saiga are bovidae related to Bison and Gazelle and antelope. http://www.strangean...a-antelope.html

Edited March 19, 2015 by Hammerclaw

[JinxDeMynx]

what the hell is that thing?

a anteater mixed with a horse and a donkey?

[Lucas Cooper Merrin]

Cyril Sneer

[TheOutlawTorn]

Clearly this is ManBearPig

[Foil Hat Ninja]

So the platypus was no big deal, but the llamaphant blew his mind. Some genius.

[Ashyne]

Your summary said "body of a horse" but the article says "body of a rodent".