useful for spotting predators on the open plains where it lived

but rather a distant relative that lived long before dinosaurs appeared

This tail could also have been used as a defensive tool or as a stabilizer during attacks

ocupando un rol parecido al de grandes herbívoros pastadores modernos

Raphus cucullatus Hovasaurus useful for spotting predators onRaphus cucullatus , commonly known as the dodo or Mauritius dodo , was a flightless bird endemic to the island of Mauritius in the Indian Ocean that became extinct during the 17th century , just over 80 years after the arrival of Europeans to the island. The genus Raphus is currently included within the family Columbidae (pigeons and doves), with the dodo being one of the most notorious examples of island gigantism and accelerated extinction due to