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Paraceratherium May NOT Have Been The Largest Land Mammal

Started by suspsy, July 11, 2015, 01:02:43 PM

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suspsy

July 11, 2015, 01:02:43 PM
Looks like the elephant family may finally be able to lay claim to that coveted title:

http://www.app.pan.pl/article/item/app001362014.html
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July 11, 2015, 05:37:54 PM
Take that, Perissodactyla!
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July 11, 2015, 08:14:59 PM
Wow, cool!

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September 05, 2015, 10:03:05 AM
It wasn't just Mammut Borsoni and Palaeoxodon. According to Prothero's (2013) Rhinoceros Giants, the largest Mammoths and Deinotheres would have rivalled or equalled Paraceratherium in terms of body mass.

Then again, it depends on what we are measuring. Paraceratherium with its outstretched neck might still lay claim to being the tallest land mammal while Proboscideans laid claim to being the most massive land mammal.

suspsy

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August 12, 2016, 12:56:22 PM
The paper on proboscidean sizes has been released in its final form:
http://www.app.pan.pl/archive/published/app61/app001362014.pdf

According to the findings, Paleaoloxodon namidicus bulls grew up to five tons heavier and 40 cm taller at the shoulder than Paraceratherium.
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