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|name=titanothere
 
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|tile=[[Image:titanothere.png]]
 
 
  |difficulty=13
 
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  |align=0
 
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  |frequency=Quite rare
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  |frequency=2
  |genocidable=yes
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  |genocidable=Yes
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  |attributes={{attributes|A titanothere|animal=1|herbivore=1|thick=1|nohands=1|hostile=1|strong=1|infravisible=1}}
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|reference=[[monst.c#line774]]
* has thick hide or scales
 
* no hands to handle things
 
* eats fruits
 
* always starts hostile
 
* strong (or big) monster
 
* visible by infravision
 
 
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'''Titanotheres''' are [[quadruped]]s. They are also known as Brontotheres:
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'''Titanotheres''' are large, thick-skinned [[quadruped]]s.
  
BRONTOTHERIUM
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==Origin==
The term "brontothere", meaning thunder - beast, was a product of Sioux Indian
 
mythology. The Brontotherium they were referring to was a large Oligocene mammal,
 
distantly related to the rhinoceros, and had a forked "horn" on its snout. Being 
 
larger in the males than in the females, this horn was probably used in fighting,
 
much like those of deer and antelope today. The brontotherium died out as the great
 
forests were replaced by grasslands where horses, rhinos and other mammals became
 
more abundant.
 
  
TIME - 37.5 - 32MYA, Early Oligocene epoch
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As the encyclopedia says, titanotheres were extinct relatives of the rhinoceros and lived during the Oligocene. They lived in areas that are currently in the United States. They are also known as Brontotheres.
RANGE - USA - Nevada, California (Death Valley), S. Dakota, N. Dakota
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  SIZE - These creatures reached a height of up to 8 ft (2.5 m) at the shoulder.
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Unlike modern rhinos, titanotheres had a forked horn.
WEIGHT - 2 US tons
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== Encyclopedia entry ==
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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 treesThough not as enormous, the titanotheres of the early Tertiary were also large perissodactyls, _Brontotherium_ of the Oligocene being 8 feet high at the shoulder.
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|[ Prehistoric Animals, by Barry Cox ]
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see http://www.prehistory.com/bronto.htm
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== See also ==
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http://www.prehistory.com/bronto.htm
  
 
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Latest revision as of 20:57, 5 September 2023


Titanotheres are large, thick-skinned quadrupeds.

Origin

As the encyclopedia says, titanotheres were extinct relatives of the rhinoceros and lived during the Oligocene. They lived in areas that are currently in the United States. They are also known as Brontotheres.

Unlike modern rhinos, titanotheres had a forked horn.

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 ]

See also

http://www.prehistory.com/bronto.htm

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