The generic name Arsinoitherium comes from Queen Arsinoe after whom the Fayum, the region in which the fossils were found, was called during Ptolemaic times, and the Greek: θηρίον (therion), "beast". The species epithet of the type species, A. zitteli, was given to it in honor of the eminent german paleontologist Karl Alfred von Zittel, regarded by some as the pioneer of paleontology in Egypt.
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| - The generic name Arsinoitherium comes from Queen Arsinoe after whom the Fayum, the region in which the fossils were found, was called during Ptolemaic times, and the Greek: θηρίον (therion), "beast". The species epithet of the type species, A. zitteli, was given to it in honor of the eminent german paleontologist Karl Alfred von Zittel, regarded by some as the pioneer of paleontology in Egypt.
- Arsinoitherium was a rhinoceros-like paenungulate mammal that was closely related to modern day elephants and various extinct mammals. A group of them appear next to some Apatosaurus in the movie Turok: Son of Stone. The Native Americans in the Lost Land also use them as mounts.
- Arsinoitherium was a huge mammal with double horns on the front of its head. It was related to the Elephant, although it looked more like a rhino. It existed 36-30 million years ago. It lived much like a hippo, and could swim well, but it could not see directly in front of it due to its horns.
- thumb|Dibujo del arsinotherium El arsinotherium,que significa bestia de Arsinoé,por la princesa egipcia.Vivió entre hace 36 millones y 30 millones,en el Oligoceno de egipto
- A large horned beast that lives in the South Elamle Jungle
* They are ridden by the feared Two Horned Beast Riders
* They are described here Source: Guide to Glorantha
- File:GorgonHead.png Arsinoitherium was a paenungulate from the Eocene. It is significant for having a hollow, double horn on its head.
- When alive, it would have superficially resembled a rhinoceros, and have been about 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall at the shoulders, and 3 metres (9.8 ft) long. The most noticeable feature of Arsinoitherium was a pair of enormous knife-like horns with cores of solid bone that projected from above the nose, and a second pair of tiny, knob-like horns on top of the head, immediately behind the larger horns. The skeleton is robust but shows that it was descended from a cursorial ancestor, and that the beast may have been able to run if it had to, like a modern elephant or rhinoceros. Its limb bones also suggest that the columnar legs of the living animal were elephant-like (especially since they ended in five-toed feet), rather than rhinoceros-like. Arsinoitherium had a full complement of 44 teeth,
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| - When alive, it would have superficially resembled a rhinoceros, and have been about 1.8 metres (5.9 ft) tall at the shoulders, and 3 metres (9.8 ft) long. The most noticeable feature of Arsinoitherium was a pair of enormous knife-like horns with cores of solid bone that projected from above the nose, and a second pair of tiny, knob-like horns on top of the head, immediately behind the larger horns. The skeleton is robust but shows that it was descended from a cursorial ancestor, and that the beast may have been able to run if it had to, like a modern elephant or rhinoceros. Its limb bones also suggest that the columnar legs of the living animal were elephant-like (especially since they ended in five-toed feet), rather than rhinoceros-like. Arsinoitherium had a full complement of 44 teeth, which is the primitive state of placental mammalian dentition, suggesting that it was a selective browser. The large size and hefty build of Arsinoitherium would have rendered it largely immune to predation. However, creodonts may have preyed on the young or infirm. Arsinoitherium's most distinctive feature was the two large horns on their snouts. The horns were hollow and possibly used to produce loud mating calls as well as to compete with rival males. 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. Its size meant it had to eat a lot of food - it probably spent much of its day chewing on something. Arsinoitherium lived in small groups and would have been in the water most of the time. It couldn't straighten its legs, suggesting they were better for wading and swimming than for walking. Its large size kept it safe from most predators, although creodonts might tackle a young Arsinoitherium.
- The generic name Arsinoitherium comes from Queen Arsinoe after whom the Fayum, the region in which the fossils were found, was called during Ptolemaic times, and the Greek: θηρίον (therion), "beast". The species epithet of the type species, A. zitteli, was given to it in honor of the eminent german paleontologist Karl Alfred von Zittel, regarded by some as the pioneer of paleontology in Egypt.
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