Titanothere

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Titanotheres are quadrupeds. They are also known as Brontotheres:

BRONTOTHERIUM
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
RANGE - USA - NV, CA (Death Valley), SD, ND
SIZE - These creatures reached a height of up to
8 ft (2.5 m) at the shoulder.
WEIGHT - 2 US tons

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