therium, thero

Beast
(from the Greek word therion)

Paraceratherium

  • When: Oligocene
    (34–23 mya)
  • Where: Asia
  • What: Mammal
  • Weight: 15–20 metric tons
  • Length: 8 meters
  • Diet: Herbivorous
  • Discovered: 1911

Arsinoitherium

  • When: Eocene to Oligocene
    (36–30 mya)
  • Where: Africa
  • What: Mammal
  • Weight: 2–3 metric tons
  • Length: 3 meters
  • Diet: Herbivorous
  • Discovered: 1902

Megatherium

  • When: Pleistocene
    (2 million–10,000 years ago)
  • Where: South America
  • What: Mammal
  • Weight: 4 metric tons
  • Length: 6 meters
  • Diet: Herbivorous
  • Discovered: 1796

Uintatherium

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