#indricothere

[vickysaurus]

Dihoplus, an extinct rhino, and Paraceratherium, the largest land mammal of all time, who is also related to them. Seeing the amount of Perissodactyl fossils, I do wonder if they are slowly being replaced by the Artiodactyls, who can digest plants more efficiently with their four stomachs. We only have horses, tapirs, and rhinos left of their quite diverse order.

[skyradiant]

20th anniversary of the third episode of Walking With Beasts, “Land of Giants.”  It premiered November 29th, 2001.

[saritawolff]

Paraceratherium, the “Giant Hornless Rhinoceros,” could very well have been the largest land mammal of all time. However, we do not have a complete specimen so we cannot yet know its true size. Paraceratherium transouralicum is our most complete species, and is estimated to have been around 15-16 feet at the shoulder, about 24.3 feet long, and weighing between 33,000 and 44,000 pounds, slightly taller than a giraffe and longer than an elephant. The only other contender for largest land mammal is Palaeoloxodon namadicus, the Asian straight-tusked elephant, but we have even less material there.

Paraceratherium lived in the Oligocene, all across Eurasia, in habitats varying from arid desert to subtropical forest. Like elephants and sauropods, it was a high browser, and due to its size it would have had very few predators. The only animal capable of taking on an adult would have been the 33-36 foot long crocodile, Astorgosuchus.

Paraceratherium’s large nasal cavity suggests the presence of a prehensile lip like other rhinos, or a tapir-like trunk.

[a-dinosaur-a-day]

Hey just FYI the Baby Indricothere in Walking With Beasts is named Kronk now

This announcement brought to you by a bunch of nerds watching Walking With on Kast in the middle of the night/middle of the day (usa vs. aus) 

This decision cannot be appealed! Have a great day 

^ Kronk

[dinodorks]

Behind the scenes of “Land of Giants” from Walking with Beasts (2001)

[vickysaurus]

Images of my Paraceratherium in order of increasing relaxation.

[austineterno]

[maquina-semiotica]

Indricothere, "V"