paraceratherium

American

[par-uh-sar-uh-theer-ee-uhm] / ˌpær əˌsær əˈθɪər i əm /

noun

a genus of extinct hornless mammals related to rhinoceroses, notable for being one of the largest land animals to ever exist.

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The Paraceratherium linxiaense, which lived some 26.5 million years ago, weighed 21 tonnes - the equivalent of four large African elephants.

From BBC

Even an "average" sauropod was far larger than an African elephant or Paraceratherium, the largest land mammal of all time.

From Scientific American

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