Embolotherium was a brontothere, a prehistoric perissodactyl (odd-toed) mammal, featured only in the second episode of Walking with Beasts, Whale Killer.
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| - Embolotherium was a brontothere, a prehistoric perissodactyl (odd-toed) mammal, featured only in the second episode of Walking with Beasts, Whale Killer.
- Embolotherium was a genus of brontothere, related to rhinoceros, which lived during the Eocene epoch.
- thumb El Embolotherium fue el mayor de todos los brontoterios, con un tamaño mayor al del actual rinoceronte blanco. Como este, tenía un cuerno sobre la cabeza, pero mientras que el del rinoceronte está hecho de queratina, el del Embolotherium estaba hecho de hueso recubierto de piel. Categoría:Mamíferos Categoría:Placentarios Categoría:Ungulados Categoría:Perisodáctilos Categoría:Brontoterios
- Complete skeletons of Embolotherium have not yet been recovered, but if one compares the skulls to other brontotheres, it was probably about 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and weighed around 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).[2] Unlike many of the other Late Eocene brontotheres, there is no clear evidence that Embolotherium was sexually dimorphic. All known specimens have large rams. Therefore, coupled with the fact that the rams were hollow and fragile in comparison to the solid and sturdy horns of the North American brontotheres, such as Brontotherium, it does not seem likely that the ram served as a weapon for contests between males. Rather, it might have had a non-sexual function, such as signaling to each other. The ram may have served as a specialized resonator for sound production. This hypo
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| - Embolotherium was a brontothere, a prehistoric perissodactyl (odd-toed) mammal, featured only in the second episode of Walking with Beasts, Whale Killer.
- Embolotherium was a genus of brontothere, related to rhinoceros, which lived during the Eocene epoch.
- thumb El Embolotherium fue el mayor de todos los brontoterios, con un tamaño mayor al del actual rinoceronte blanco. Como este, tenía un cuerno sobre la cabeza, pero mientras que el del rinoceronte está hecho de queratina, el del Embolotherium estaba hecho de hueso recubierto de piel. Categoría:Mamíferos Categoría:Placentarios Categoría:Ungulados Categoría:Perisodáctilos Categoría:Brontoterios
- Complete skeletons of Embolotherium have not yet been recovered, but if one compares the skulls to other brontotheres, it was probably about 2.5 m (8.2 ft) tall at the shoulder and weighed around 2,000 kg (4,400 lb).[2] Unlike many of the other Late Eocene brontotheres, there is no clear evidence that Embolotherium was sexually dimorphic. All known specimens have large rams. Therefore, coupled with the fact that the rams were hollow and fragile in comparison to the solid and sturdy horns of the North American brontotheres, such as Brontotherium, it does not seem likely that the ram served as a weapon for contests between males. Rather, it might have had a non-sexual function, such as signaling to each other. The ram may have served as a specialized resonator for sound production. This hypothesis is suggested by the fact that the bony nasal cavity extends to the peak of the ram, thus implying that the nasal chamber was greatly elevated, possibly creating a resonating chamber.
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