Gomphotheria Followed Mantle Flow (VIDEO)

University of Texas at Austin

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A plume of hot rocks that burst forth from the Earth's mantle millions of years ago helped forge a land bridge that connected Asia and Africa for the first time, allowing land animals such as the ancient ancestors of elephants to cross between the two continents.

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lisha Steinberger

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