Paraceratherium
genus of mammals (fossil)
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Summary
Paraceratherium is a fossil taxon[1]. Paraceratherium ranks in the top 1% of fossil taxon entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (5,128 views/month).[2]
Key Facts
- Instance of: monotypic taxon[3]
- Taxon rank: genus[4]
- Parent taxon: Paraceratheriidae[5]
- Location of discovery: People's Republic of China[6], Mongolia[7], India[8], Pakistan[9], Kazakhstan[10], Georgia[11], Turkey[12], Romania[13], Bulgaria[14], Balkans[15]
- Taxon name: Paraceratherium[16]
- Commons category: Paraceratherium[17]
- Start time: -34000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[18]
- End time: -23000000-00-00T00:00:00Z[19]
- Length: 7.4 m[20]
- Height: 5.25 m[21]
- Mass: 30 tonne[22]
- Time period: Rupelian[23]
- Name: بلوچیتھریم[24]
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Identifiers
Paraceratherium's Encyclopedia of Life ID is recorded as 4528284[25]. Recorded GBIF taxon ID include 4830663[26] and 3239447[27].
Why It Matters
Paraceratherium has Wikipedia articles in 26 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[28] Paraceratherium is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.[29]