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Brontotherium and Rhino Compared
author: Walter B. Myers/Novapix
reference: t-din05-30004
Image Size 300 DPI: 33 * 25 cm
An adult Brontotherium from 35 million years ago is compared to a modern adult White Rhinoceros (Ceratotherium simum). The Brontotherium is 8 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 9,000 pounds*, while the White Rhinoceros is 6 feet tall at the shoulder and weighs 7,000 pounds.
* Values are estimates only based upon available paleontological data.
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