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English: A scale chart showing the estimated size for some of the largest Paraceratherium remains compared to a large male giraffe and humans.
• Paraceratherium transouralicum (or P. asiaticum or P. grangeri depending on the author) redrawn from Larramendi (2016; Appendix 1, AG), representing AMNH 26168/75. Unfortunately, there are no complete Paraceratherium specimens and the genus has a complicated taxonomic history, so almost all reconstructions are composites of various specimens and species. Therefore, there is some uncertainty as to the estimated body size and proportions. AMNH 26168/75 is very fragmentary specimen represented by two large neck vertebrae and a partial metacarpal. However, the remains represent one of the largest land mammals known with an estimated shoulder height of 4.8 metres (15.7 feet).[1] Paraceratherium has been illustrated here with a small proboscis, as possibly suggested by its retracted nasal openings.[2]
• Humans scaled to 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) and 160 cm (5 ft 3 in) respectively.


References

  1. ↑ Larramendi A. (2016). "Shoulder height, body mass and shape of proboscideans". Acta Palaeontologica Polonica 61. DOI:10.4202/app.00136.2014.
  2. ↑ Mark Witton. Trunk or no trunk, small or giant ears, long or short neck... what did the giant rhinocerotoid Paraceratherium really look like?. https://www.markwitton-com.blogspot.co.uk/.
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