African Rock Art That Is 200 Million Years Old Shows Mysterious Extinct Species
There may be a forgotten connection between an extinct creature that is 200 million years old and a recently examined rock painting. By Lydia Amazouz A novel study has emerged that raises doubts about the provenance of an enigmatic work of rock art in the Karoo Basin of South Africa. The animal with downward-turned tusks in this artwork, which was made by the San between 1821 and 1835, is unlike any species that is currently known to exist. The San may have been aware of dicynodonts, extinct animals...