Iranotherium
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| Iranotherium Fossil range: Late Miocene |
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 Iranotherium morgani
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Iranotherium ("Beast of Iran") was a large elasmothere rhinoceros found in Central Asia. It was a precursor of the related Sinotherium, and may have been ultimately outcompeted by its descendant.
Males were larger than the females and had more developed muscle scars on the zygomatic arch.
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