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| − | '''''Elasmotherium''''' (''Elasmo''=plate, ''therium''=beast) | + | '''''Elasmotherium''''' (''Elasmo''=plate, ''therium''=beast) any one of four species of very large, single-horned [[rhinoceros]], once native to the central Asian and European steppes. It was named in 1878 by Johannes Fridericus Brandt.<ref>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml</ref> |
==Description== | ==Description== | ||
Elasmotherium was a quadruped herbivore. It is thought to have been a grazer.<ref>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml</ref> It is sometimes called the ‘giant unicorn’ because of the single, large horn growing from its head. The horn, made of keratin, could be about six feet long in length.<ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm</ref> In total, the animal was about six feet tall and twenty feet long, weighing from 3.5 to 4.5 tons.<ref>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm</ref> Despite being such a large animal, Elasmotherium was capable of reaching swift running speeds, producing the most kinetic energy of all land mammals, at twenty-five miles per hour.<ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm</ref> | Elasmotherium was a quadruped herbivore. It is thought to have been a grazer.<ref>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml</ref> It is sometimes called the ‘giant unicorn’ because of the single, large horn growing from its head. The horn, made of keratin, could be about six feet long in length.<ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm</ref> In total, the animal was about six feet tall and twenty feet long, weighing from 3.5 to 4.5 tons.<ref>http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml</ref><ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm</ref> Despite being such a large animal, Elasmotherium was capable of reaching swift running speeds, producing the most kinetic energy of all land mammals, at twenty-five miles per hour.<ref>http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm</ref> | ||
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| Elasmotherium | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom Information | |
| Domain | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom | Animalia |
| Subkingdom | Bilateria |
| Phylum Information | |
| Phylum | Chordata |
| Sub-phylum | Vertebrata |
| Class Information | |
| Superclass | Tetrapoda |
| Class | Mammalia |
| Sub-class | Theriiformes |
| Infra-class | Holotheria |
| Order Information | |
| Superorder | Preptotheria |
| Order | Perissodactyla |
| Sub-order | Ceratomorpha |
| Family Information | |
| Superfamily | Rhinocerotoidea |
| Family | Rhinocerotidae |
| Sub-family | Rhinocerotinae |
| Tribe Information | |
| Tribe | Rhinocerotini |
| Subtribe | Rhinocerotina |
| Genus Information | |
| Genus | Elasmotherium |
| Species Information | |
| Species | E. caucasicum E. inexpectatum E. peii E. sibiricum |
| Population statistics | |
Elasmotherium (Elasmo=plate, therium=beast) any one of four species of very large, single-horned rhinoceros, once native to the central Asian and European steppes. It was named in 1878 by Johannes Fridericus Brandt.[1]
Description
Elasmotherium was a quadruped herbivore. It is thought to have been a grazer.[2] It is sometimes called the ‘giant unicorn’ because of the single, large horn growing from its head. The horn, made of keratin, could be about six feet long in length.[3] In total, the animal was about six feet tall and twenty feet long, weighing from 3.5 to 4.5 tons.[4][5] Despite being such a large animal, Elasmotherium was capable of reaching swift running speeds, producing the most kinetic energy of all land mammals, at twenty-five miles per hour.[6]
Habitat
Elasmotherium liked the Pleistocene steppe regions in Europe and Asia. It consumed grasses as an herbivore and is thought to have been a grazer. A likely capable runner and adept swimmer, Elasmotherium could likely thrive in different steppe-regions.[7]
Evolutionary claims
Evolution scientists claim that Elasmotherium is a relative to the Indian rhinoceros due to similarities in size and range/distribution.[8]
References
- ↑ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml
- ↑ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml
- ↑ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm
- ↑ http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/mammals/extinct/Elasmotherium.shtml
- ↑ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm
- ↑ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm
- ↑ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm
- ↑ http://www.wisegeek.com/what-is-elasmotherium.htm