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Giant rhino fossils in China show new species was ‘taller than giraffe’ – Yahoo News Australia

The Paraceratherium linxiaense was taller than a giraffe and weighed as much as four large African elephants.

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A new species of the ancient giant rhino – among the largest mammals to walk on land – has been discovered in north-western China, researchers say.
The Paraceratherium linxiaense, which lived some 26.5 million years ago, weighed 21 tonnes – the equivalent…

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