Elasmotherium Temporal range: late Pliocene to late Pleistocene, 2.6 mya – ~50 kya | |
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Genus: | Elasmotherium J. Fischer, 1808 |
Elasmotherium is an extinct giant rhinoceros.
It lived from 2.6 million years ago (mya) to about 50,000 years ago. Fossils have been found in Europe and Asia. This giant lived and grazed on the Eurasian steppes (grasslands).
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