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[-] CitizenKong@lemmy.world 34 points 1 year ago

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

[-] Catoblepas@lemmy.blahaj.zone 46 points 1 year 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 16 points 1 year 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

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