Original description: Image: An example of the genus <i>Arsinoitherium</i>, a large mammal of the Oligocene epoch (approximately 24-34 million years ago), with an average-sized modern man shown for scale. Caption: A new species of <i>Arsinoitherium</i> found in the Chilga region of Ethiopia is both the largest (probably standing ~2.1 metres at the shoulder) and the youngest (approximately 27 million years old) yet discovered. An average-sized modern man is shown for scale. <br><b>Additional note</b>: This life restoration shows the species <i>Arsinoitherium giganteum</i> Sanders et al., 2004. <i>New large−bodied mammals from the late Oligocene site of Chilga, Ethiopia</i>. In: Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 49 (3): 365–392, 2004
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2003-12-03
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