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Post by dinosauria101 on May 13, 2019 20:54:53 GMT 5
Title says it. What evidence is there that Elasmotherium's supposed giant horn existed or didn't exist?
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Post by Infinity Blade on May 13, 2019 21:38:05 GMT 5
While I don't think there's any direct evidence, the reason why it's often thought Elasmotherium had a horn is because it's a rhinocerotid, and all modern rhinocerotids have horns. I'm not entirely sure why it's thought to be 2 meters; maybe because of how high the frontal swelling is? I don't know. Keep in mind, though, that people are well aware that we don't know the actual size of the horn. Reconstructions vary in the length of the horn, while others just give it a keratinous bump in the shape of the bony frontal swelling. I think some reconstructions are better than others too. Personally, I think the one found in this publication is the best I've seen, assuming a long horn. |
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Post by dinosauria101 on May 14, 2019 0:59:25 GMT 5
^Thanks for the reply Infinity Blade!
I myself think the keratinous lump is rather unlikely (how could it have mounted an offensive attack?), but I don't know if I buy the superlong horn either. Maybe a horn scaled up from a black/white rhino could've been probable
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