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==Description==
==Description==
Superficially their overall appearance was similar to a modern-day [[rhinoceros]]. They were heavy, robust animals with columnar legs and reached large size, up to 13 feet long, nearly 6 feet high at the shoulder, and up to approximately two tons in weight. The skull was small in comparison to its body size, but stoutly-built, heavily-concave in the rear, and bore up to six bony ossicones. The nature and function of the ossicones is as of yet unknown, but it gave the animal an appearance of bearing six horns. The braincase within the skull was extremely small for such a large animal, as were the eye sockets, which were a mere hollow above and in front of the cheekbones, indicating the animal's sense of sight was poor.
Superficially their overall appearance was similar to a modern-day [[rhinoceros]]. They were heavy, robust animals with columnar legs and reached large size, up to 13 feet long, nearly 6 feet high at the shoulder, and up to approximately two tons in weight. The skull was small in comparison to its body size, but stoutly-built, heavily concave in the rear, and bore up to six bony ossicones. The nature and function of the ossicones is as of yet unknown, but it gave the animal an appearance of bearing six horns. The braincase within the skull was extremely small for such a large animal, as were the eye sockets, which were a mere hollow above and in front of the cheekbones, indicating the animal's sense of sight was poor.
The molar teeth were cusp-shaped and peaked, indicating they were browsers rather than grazers; however, they also bore small lower incisors but no uppers, similar to cattle and deer, indicating it may have been possible for these animals to graze as well. Large, saber-like canine teeth jutted downward from the upper jaw, and were partially protected by a flange of bone on either side of the lower jaw when the mouth was closed.
The molar teeth were cusp-shaped and peaked, indicating they were browsers rather than grazers; however, they also bore small lower incisors but no uppers, similar to cattle and deer, indicating it may have been possible for these animals to graze as well. Large, saber-like canine teeth jutted downward from the upper jaw, and were partially protected by a flange of bone on either side of the lower jaw when the mouth was closed.