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English: Original description: Image: An example of the genus Arsinoitherium, 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 Arsinoitherium 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.
Additional note: This life restoration shows the species Arsinoitherium giganteum Sanders et al., 2004. New large−bodied mammals from the late Oligocene site of Chilga, Ethiopia. In: Acta Palaeontol. Pol. 49 (3): 365–392, 2004
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