• (n.) A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore feet were four-toed. See Illustration in Appendix.
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Brontotherium meaning thunder beast) is an extinct, hoofed, rhinoceros-like mammal ( a brontothere, not a dinosaur). This large animal had a Y-shaped horn on its head. It was about 16 ft (5 m) long, 8 ft (2.4 m) high at the shoulder and weighed about 5 tons (4.5 tonne). It had a bulky body, four sturdy legs, and thick skin. This odd-toed ungulate (...
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Bron`to·the'ri·um noun [ New Latin , from Greek ... thunder + ... beast.]
(Paleon.) A genus of large extinct mammals from the miocene strata of western North America. They were allied to the rhinoceros, but the skull bears a pair of powerful horn cores in front of the orbits, and the fore f...
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brontothere, brontotherium An extinct genus of ungulate mammals, having affinities to the elephant and also to the tapir.
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