Rhinoceros giants : the paleobiology of Indricotheres / Donald R. Prothero.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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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.

Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; 1 Quicksand!; The New Conquest of Central Asia -- The Real Indiana Jones?; Osborn and Granger; Into the Gobi Desert; 2 Giant Hunters; Pilgrim's Progress; Forster Cooper's Finds; Borissiak and the Russian Giants; Monsters of the Middle Kingdom; The Giant Hunting Continues; 3 Lands of the Giants; Beasts of Baluchistan; Monsters of Mongolia; Mysteries of Kazakhstan; Talking Turkey; 4 Rhino Roots; Rhinos without Horns; Rhino Radiation; Hyracodonts and Indricotheres; 5 What's in a Name?; Systematics and Taxonomy; Rules of the Road.

How Many Different Kinds of Giants Were There?6 Building a Giant; Dry Bones; Putting Flesh on the Skeletons; Constraints on Giants; Weight Problems; 7 Paradise Lost; Greenhouse of the Dinosaurs; The Big Chill; La Grande Coupure; Remodeling Mongolia; Where Have All the Giants Gone?; Bibliography; Index.

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