Back in Miocene America, the group has crossed much of the prairie. So far, though, no luck.

Then, Tai notices something ahead of them.

"Look, pronghorn!"

Sure enough, ahead of the group is a pronghorn. Or, rather, 4 pronghorns, all staring at them.

"Wait, there are pronghorns?" remarked Michelle.

"They're Merycodus," answersAllice.

"okay, no need for sass."

Then, the group hears a low bellowing noise. Turning around, they see a spectacular sight.

Ahead of them are a herd of elephants. Or, at least, they look like elephants, but with straighter tusks, which are also VERY long.

"Mastodons," remarked Nigel.

"those are mastodons?" asked Lucas. "But they aren't furry."

"They are the earliest mastodon, Zygolophodon, and these prairies are warmer than the tundra, so why would they need so much fur?"

"Point made."

As the group watches, they see that the mastodon are not alone. Following them is a herd of assorted animals, including several horses, rhinos and even some Moropus.

Additionally, behind the herd are several types of predators. With so much meat moving around, few would pass on the chance to get an easy meal.

Just one glance at the predators tells the group they won't need much effort to catch the animals.

The team quickly begin setting up the portal, much wider than they have done before. Luckily, Bob set up a larger holding area, seeing how many animals they've been bringing back.

Once the mastodons at the front of the herd are close enough, Nigel activates the portal. The sudden sight surprises the herd, which soon prepares to turn around.

Suddenly, a bear dog howls. It means business, as do the other predators.

Now faced with a near certain chance of death, the animals run toward the portal, followed closely by their pursuers.

Soon, every last animal is in the park.

The group can only smile at the ease of the capture.

"Well, that was easy" remarked Nigel as the group headed back through the portal.

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Back at the park, Bob is dealing with the new arrivals. The biggest concern right now is the mastodon herd, as it includes several calves.

"Now, these mastodon are the animals I'm most worried about. You see, the elephant matriarch might try to force them off, and that could lead to all sorts of problems. I really don't want to try and break up a diel between the tusked beasts, so let's hope that everything works out smoothly."

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AN: Fun fact: Zygolophodon is big enough to give Paraceretherium a challenge as the biggest land mammal on Earth. I thought you all would like to know that.

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