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Extinct rhinos include a variety of forms, the most<br />
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Extinct rhinos include a variety of forms, the most
spectacular being _Baluchitherium_ from the Oligocene of<br />
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spectacular being _Baluchitherium_ from the Oligocene of
Asia, which is the largest known land mammal.  Its body, 18<br />
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Asia, which is the largest known land mammal.  Its body, 18
feet high at the shoulder and carried on massive limbs,<br />
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feet high at the shoulder and carried on massive limbs,
allowed the 4-foot-long head to browse on the higher branches<br />
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allowed the 4-foot-long head to browse on the higher branches
of trees. Though not as enormous, the titanotheres of the<br />
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of trees. Though not as enormous, the titanotheres of the
early Tertiary were also large perissodactyls, _Brontotherium_<br />
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early Tertiary were also large perissodactyls, _Brontotherium_
of the Oligocene being 8 feet high at the shoulder.<br />
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of the Oligocene being 8 feet high at the shoulder.
 
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Baluchitheria are quadrupeds. They are also considered nasty and can be summoned by the summon nasties monster spell.

Encyclopedia entry

Extinct rhinos include a variety of forms, the most
spectacular being _Baluchitherium_ from the Oligocene of
Asia, which is the largest known land mammal. Its body, 18
feet high at the shoulder and carried on massive limbs,
allowed the 4-foot-long head to browse on the higher branches
of trees. Though not as enormous, the titanotheres of the
early Tertiary were also large perissodactyls, _Brontotherium_
of the Oligocene being 8 feet high at the shoulder.

[ Prehistoric Animals, by Barry Cox ]

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