with an extended mandibular symphysis supporting the projecting lower incisors

Ahora sabemos que los labios podrían haber cubierto los dientes en reposo y protegido la mandíbula durante la masticación

Era un miembro de la familia Ceratopsidae y pertenecía al grupo de los ceratópsidos

Its small size may have allowed it to exploit different ecological niches than its larger relatives

a lone Hesperornis is hunting on a school of fish

Phiomia serridens Scale:1:20 with an extended mandibular symphysisPhiomia serridens was a primitive proboscidean from the Late Oligocene, which lived approximately 3730 million years ago in North Africa, especially in what is now Egypt. It represents an intermediate evolutionary phase in the early radiation of elephantiforms, showing a combination of archaic traits and characteristics that anticipate the morphology of modern elephants. It was a medium sized animal, with a body length of approximately 2. 53 meters