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巨犀

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巨犀 / 副巨犀
化石年代:Oligocene中期至Miocene早期
Charles R. Knight筆下嘅巨犀
Charles R. Knight筆下嘅巨犀
物種分類
動物界
脊索動物門
哺乳綱
奇蹄目
Hyracodontidae
亞科 Indricotheriinae
Borissiak, 1923
Paraceratherium
Forster Cooper, 1911
  • P. bugtiense
  • P. orgosense
  • P. prohorovi
  • P. transouralicum
  • P. zhajremensis
別名
  • Baluchitherium Forster Cooper, 1913
  • Indricotherium Borissiak, 1916
  • Thaumastotherium Forster Cooper, 1913
  • Aralotherium Borissiak, 1939
  • Dzungariotherium Xu and Wang, 1973[1]

巨犀又叫副巨犀,係一種已經絕種,個頭冇角嘅巨型犀牛,亦係世界上真正最大型嘅陸上哺乳動物(重大隻過大象長毛象),佢嘅化石曾經喺中國蒙古印度斯里蘭卡等多個亞洲地方被發現。古生物學家相信佢哋係喺Oligocene中期至Miocene早期出現嘅哺乳動物,維持咗2至3千萬咁耐,而當時嘅亞洲係被亞熱帶森林覆蓋。

成年嘅巨犀據估計可以生長到5米或以上咁高(到肘頭),唔連條尾長8米,頭顱骨長1.35米。重量大約10噸至20噸。2008[未記出處或冇根據]巨犀係食草動物,佢哋會好似長頸鹿咁食樹上嘅葉。因為好大隻,相信冇天敵。

分類

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Paraceratherium transouralicum嘅頭骨


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參考

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  1. Lucas & Sorbus (1989).
  • Lucas, S. G. & Sobus, J. C., (1989), The Systematics of Indricotheres. 358-378 in Prothero, D. R. & Schoch, R. M., (eds.) 1989: The Evolution of Perissodactyls, Oxford University Press, New York, New York & Oxford, England, ix-537 - argues that Indricotherium should be included under Paraceratherium
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