Mammal
Embolotherium
It could reach about 2.5 meters in height at the withers.
Embolotherium carried a huge structure projecting from the front of the skull.
Three stages. One companion.
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Embolotherium at a glance
- Diet
- Herbivore
- A plant-based diet is inferred from its anatomy and comparisons with related animals; not all herbivores ate the same plants.
- When it lived
- Paleogene
- Group
- Brontotheriidae
- Brontotheriids
- Fossil locations
- Mongolia, China
- Places where fossils have been found
Beyond the game
The real Embolotherium
A large elongated structure protruded from the front of the skull. Its shape was so peculiar that the traditional interpretation as a combat weapon has been disputed.
It could reach about 2.5 meters in height at the withers. Its function remains debated. The shape is striking, but automatically describing it as a weapon leaves out other interpretations that researchers have considered.
This grouping describes evolutionary relationships. Its members share ancestors; they do not form a chain in which one must turn into another.
Fossil discoveries
Selected fossil records · present-day map
Map references
Map: Natural Earth, public domain. Fossil records: linked collections and publications.A note on the science
It could reach about 2.5 meters in height at the withers. Its function remains debated. The shape is striking, but automatically describing it as a weapon leaves out other interpretations that researchers have considered.
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- Embolotherium
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- Brontotheriidae
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