Platybelodon (Greek for “flat tusk”) is an ancient ancestor of the modern elephant whose stomping ground was the late Miocene Africa and Eurasia, around 10 million years ago.

Either the Platybelodon used its flattened lower tusks like a spork to dig up the vegetation along the flooded plains and riverbanks, or it used them to grasp tree branches before swinging its head back and forth to scythe down the plants growing underneath.

In any case, the male Platybelodon definitely used its upper tusks to attract females – because nothing says “I’m your dream man” like two massive spikes protruding from your face (single male elephants, take note.)

Sadly, it’s thought that the changing weather conditions caused a drought that destroyed their feeding grounds and led to their extinction.