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Elasmotherium
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Elasmotherium

Elasmotherium sibiricum

Era: QuaternaryDiet: HerbivorousPeriod: PleistoceneSize: 4.6mWeight: 5000kg

Elasmotherium (from Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma), meaning "metal plate" with the intended meaning "lamina" in reference to the tooth enamel, and θηρίον (theríon), meaning "beast") is an extinct genus of very large rhinoceros that lived in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia from the late Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene, until at least 39,000 years ago