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The extinct, giant giraffid Sivatherium giganteum: skeletal reconstruction and body mass estimation

Sivatherium giganteum is an extinct giraffid from the Plio–Pleistocene boundary of the Himalayan foothills. To date, there has been no rigorous skeletal reconstruction of this unusual mammal. Historical and contemporary accounts anecdotally state that Sivatherium rivalled the African elephant in ter...

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Autores principales: Basu, Christopher, Falkingham, Peter L., Hutchinson, John R.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Royal Society 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4785933/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26763212
http://dx.doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2015.0940