Elasmotherium
Translingual
†Elasmotherium caucasicum skeleton reconstruction
†Elasmotherium sibiricum (Siberian unicorn) restoration
Etymology
From Ancient Greek ἔλασμα (élasma, “metal plate”) + -therium/Ancient Greek θηρίον (thēríon, “beast”)
Proper noun
†Elasmotherium
- A taxonomic genus within the family Rhinocerotidae – certain extinct rhinoceroses that lived in Eastern Europe, Central Asia and East Asia during Late Miocene through to the Late Pleistocene.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Deuterostomia – infrakingdom; Chordata – phylum; Vertebrata – subphylum; Gnathostomata – infraphylum; Tetrapoda – superclass; Mammalia – class; Theria – subclass; Eutheria – infraclass; Perissodactyla – order; Ceratomorpha – suborder; Rhinocerotoidea – superfamily; Rhinocerotidae – family; †Elasmotheriinae – subfamily
Hyponyms
- (genus): †Elasmotherium sibiricum (type species), †Elasmotherium caucasicum, †Elasmotherium chaprovicum, †Elasmotherium peii, †Elasmotherium primigenium – extinct species
References
- Elasmotherium on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- Elasmotherium on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
- Category:Elasmotherium on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons