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Elasmotherium ("Thin Plate Beast"), also known as the Siberian Unicorn is an extinct genus of rhinoceros endemic to Eurasia during the Late Pliocene through the Pleistocene, documented from 2.6 Ma to as late as 29,000 years ago in the Late Pleistocene. Three species are recognised. The best known, E. sibiricum, was the size of a mammoth and is thought to have borne a large, thick horn on its forehead. Theories about the function of this horn include...

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1. (c) DiBgd, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Elasm062.jpg
2. (c) Wikipedia, alguns direitos reservados (CC BY-SA), https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elasmotherium_sibiricum

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