Arsinoitherium - Wikipedia
Arsinoitherium is an extinct genus of paenungulate mammals belonging to the extinct order Embrithopoda. It is related to elephants, sirenians, and hyraxes.
Arsinoitherium - A-Z Animals
2024年5月27日 · Arsinoitherium was a twin-horned mammal that looked like a rhino but is more closely related to present-day elephants. This extinct genus lived in Africa and on the Arabian peninsula between the Late Eocene and Middle Oligocene periods (between 45 …
Arsinoitherium | Odd-Toed Ungulate, Perissodactyl, Eocene
Arsinoitherium, genus of extinct large, primitive, hoofed mammals that have been found as fossils in Egypt in deposits from the Eocene Epoch (56 million to 34 million years ago) and elsewhere in deposits from the Oligocene Epoch (34 million to 23 million years ago).
Arsinoitherium: Ancient Elephant Relatives But The ... - The …
2023年7月6日 · The twin-horned Arsinoitherium was more closely linked to modern elephants than rhinos, despite having a similar appearance. Between the Late Eocene and Middle Oligocene eras (45 to 24 million years ago), this extinct genus made its home in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula.
Science & Nature - Sea Monsters - Fact File: Arsinoitherium - BBC
Arsinoitherium was a hefty creature with thick, hairless skin resembling elephant hide. Arsinoitherium was very selective in the types of fruit and leaves it ate.
Arsinoitherium - The Twin Horned Mammal - FossilGuy.com
Arsinoitherium lived in Africa and the Arabian Peninsula from the Late Eocene into the Middle Oligocene (45 – 24 myo). There are 3 species: A. zitteli, A. giganteus, and N. blackcrowense. A. zitteli , the original species, is only found in the Jebel Qatrani Formation in Fayum, Egypt.
Arsinoitherium: The Prehistoric Beast with Two Massive Horns
Arsinoitherium was a prehistoric mammal that lived during the late Eocene and early Oligocene epochs, about 45 to 24 million years ago. This large quadrupedal herbivore had a robust body and was immediately identifiable from the two extremely …
Arsinoitherium - Prehistoric Wildlife
2012年1月13日 · Arsinoitherium were large quadrupedal herbivores that are immediately identifiable from the two extremely large horns that protrude from the top of the skull. It is thought that these two horns were sexually selected characteristics which are most greatly developed in the males, and would have been used primarily for display ...
Arsinoitherium – the Eocene giant | DinoAnimals.com
Arsinoitherium – skeleton. Dating and distribution. This herbivorous giant lived at the turn of the late Eocene and early Oligocene, that is from 36 till 27 million years ago. It occupied areas of current Africa – its remains were discovered in Egypt, Oman and Ethiopia. Its habitat was tropical rainforests and mangrove swamps ...
Arsinoitheriidae - Wikipedia
Reconstruction of an undetermined Arsinoitherium species Arsinoitherium zitteli skull. The last genus, Arsinoitherium, was first recovered from the Latest Eocene of the Fayum; it disappears from the fossil record altogether before the end of the Early Oligocene.