Indricotherium

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Indricotherium
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Monsters of the Past
Previous	Brachiosaurus
Next	Giant Beaver
Card	58
Creature Features
Species	Indricotherium transouralicum
Size	Height up to 25 ft.; Weight up to 33,000 lbs.
Where?	Fossils have been found in Mongolia, Pakistan and China
Food	Leafy foliage from tall trees
Body parts	Long neck, long legs, pair of large teeth on upper jaw
Did You Know?
The first indricotherium fossil was discovered by an archaeological expedition in 1922- not by one of the scientists, but one of the expedition's drivers!

It was a gentle creature that fed only on leaves and twigs-yet it was as tall as a two-story house and weighed more than 15 tons! It was Indricotherium, the largest mammal to ever walk the Earth. This mighty beast's incredible height rivaled that of the tallest dinosaurs.

Chewing to the Top: Indricotherium had two long teeth protruding from its upper jaw. They were probably longer than a kid's hand. These teeth made it easy for the great beast to strip foliage from the tops of tall trees.

Three of a Kind: Indricotherium was an ungulate, which means "mammal with hooves." This creature had three toes on each hoof, just like its closest living relative, the rhinoceros.

Biggest of the Big

This Indricotherium skull measures more than four feet long!

Indricotherium first roamed the Earth about 35 million years after the last dinosaurs were wiped out. The vast grasslands that appeared for the first time in modern-day Asia led to the emergence of huge beasts known as megafauna (the Latin word meaning "large animals"). The king among these giant mammals was Indricotherium-it would have dwarfed even the mighty T-rex!

Big Daddy: Indricotherium had the same feeding advantages as the modern giraffe. Its height and long neck enabled it to reach the leaves and branches from the tops of tall trees that other animals couldn't reach.

Can't Touch This: Indricotherium was so gigantic that no predator would dare to challenge it. Babies were vulnerable to attack, however, so mothers kept them close by for the first few years of their lives.

Timeline

Indricotherium lived from 30 to 25 million years ago, during the Tertiary Period.

Trading Card

Indricotherium This 25-foot tall plant eater has its very own food source-leaves from the top of trees that other animals couldn't reach. Its immense sizes meant that most predators couldn't attack it without being trampled on. Say What? This was the largest land mammal ever to walk the Earth. Stats Life 140 Attack 4 Defense 7

Trivia

• The genus Indricotherium is no longer valid. It is now considered synonymous with Paraceratherium.
• The indricotherium's gigantic size is compared to the Deinotherium on the latter's knowledge card.
• The indricotherium is featured in Heavyweight Champions on Monster Mania 51.
• The subheading “Can’t Touch This” is a reference to the 1990 MC Hammer song “U Can’t Touch This”.