Scientists said the analysis of fossils discovered near the Chinese village of Wangjiachuan in
Paraceratherium linxiaense, which lived around26.5 million years ago. It also weighed 21 tons, which is the equivalent of four large African elephants. The head of the creature was attached to a 7-meter body and touched the treetops. Scientists note that the ancient rhino was much taller than a giraffe.
A fully preserved skull and jawbone indicate that the animal had a thin skull as well as a prehensile nasal trunk. The team also found that the new species is closely related to the giant rhinos that once lived in Pakistan. The researchers hypothesized that Paraceratherium linxiaense traveled through Central Asia.
The research results are published in the journal Communications Biology.
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