Elasmotherium
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| Elasmotherium Fossil range: Late Pliocene to Late Pleistocene |
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Extinct (fossil)
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Elasmotherium (meaning "thin plate beast") was an ancient plant-eating mammal that lived during the Pleistocene epoch. Fossils have been found in Europe and Asia; this giant lived and grazed on the Eurasian (Europe and Asia) steppes (grasslands).
[change] Description
Elasmotherium was a heavily-built quadruped that walked on four short, stocky hoofed legs. It had a huge horn on its forehead; the horn may have been up to 6.5 ft (2 m) long (fossils of the horn have not been found). Elasmotherium was bigger than an elephant; it was 16-26 ft (5-8 m) long and it weighed roughly 3.5 to 4.5 tons (3-4 tonnes). The teeth were tall-crowned and were covered with cement and wrinkled enamel.
