| Description |
1 online resource. |
| Physical Medium |
polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
Life of the past
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Life of the past.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Summary |
Written for everyone fascinated by the huge beasts that once roamed the earth, this book introduces the giant hornless rhinoceros, Indricotherium. These massive animals inhabited Asia and Eurasia for more than 14 million years, about 37 to 23 million years ago. They had skulls 6 feet long, stood 22 feet high at the shoulder, and were twice as heavy as the largest elephant ever recorded, tipping the scales at 44,100 pounds. Fortunately, the big brutes were vegetarians. Donald R. Prothero tells their story, from their discovery just a century ago to the latest research on how they lived and d. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Indricotherium -- Asia, Central.
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Indricotherium. |
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Central Asia. |
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Paleobiology -- Asia, Central.
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Paleobiology. |
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Paleontology -- Eocene.
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Paleontology. |
| Chronological Term |
Eocene |
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From 40 to 55 million years ago |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Prothero, Donald R. Rhinoceros giants. Bloomington : Indiana University Press, 2013 9780253008190 (DLC) 2012036059 (OCoLC)783167585 |
| ISBN |
9780253008268 (electronic book) |
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0253008263 (electronic book) |
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9780253008190 |
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0253008190 |
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