The discovery of rock art dated to between 1821 and 1835 adds ... which doesn’t match any African animal (but does match dicynodonts), the abundance of fossils in the area, and the belief ...

Rock art located in present-day South Africa might be the key to discovering an extinct animal species from more than 200 million years ago, according to a recent study published in Plos One journal.

In fact, no living animal in Africa has tusks like this. "The skin of the tusked animal is dotted," writes Benoit, "which is not unusual in San rock art, but is also consistent with the warty ...